cherry pie

any of several plants having flowers with an odor suggestive of cherries, as the heliotrope.

Origin of cherry pie

First recorded in 1825–35

Heliotrope or cherry-pie (Heliotropium peruvianum) is a well-known garden plant.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 |Various
But one of Fred's grand coup-d'oeils was the affair of the cherry-pie.

A Grandmother's Recollections |Ella Rodman
To this day the smell of "cherry-pie," one element only, reminds me of the place and nothing else.

The Retrospect |Ada Cambridge
They had a cherry-pie, besides some currant-wine, And every guest brought something, that sumptuous they might dine.

Aunt Kitty's Stories |Various

On the roof Keith's pigeons sat cooing amiably; the mingled sweetness of 'cherry-pie' and mignonette filled the warm air.

Anxious Audrey |Mabel Quiller-Couch

cherry-pie

a widely planted garden heliotrope, Heliotropium peruvianum