sweet cherry
noun
a cherry tree, Prunus avium, characterized by reddish-brown bark and a pyramidal manner of growth.
the red, purplish-black, or yellow, edible, sweet fruit of this tree.
Origin of sweet cherry
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby sweet cherry
sweet alyssum,
sweet basil,
sweet bay,
sweet birch,
sweet cassava,
sweet cherry,
sweet chestnut,
sweet cicely,
sweet cider,
sweet clover,
sweet corn
British Dictionary definitions for sweet cherry
sweet cherry
noun
either of two types of cherry tree that are cultivated for their red edible sweet fruit, the gean having tender-fleshed fruit, the bigarreau having firm-fleshed fruit
the fruit of any of these trees
See also heart cherry
Also called:
dessert cherry
Compare
sour cherry