Cherry (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural cher·ries.
  1. the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
  2. the tree bearing such a fruit.
  3. the wood of such a tree.
  4. any of various fruits or plants resembling the cherry.
  5. bright red; cerise.
  6. Slang: Often Vulgar.
    • the hymen.
    • the state of virginity.
  7. Slang.
    • something new or unused.
    • a novice.
  8. a first offender.
  9. the striking down of only the forward pin or pins in attempting to make a spare.
adjective
  1. bright-red; cerise.
  2. (of food and beverages) made with or containing cherries or cherrylike flavoring: cherry pie; cherry soda.
  3. (of furniture, woodwork, etc.) made of or covered or decorated with wood from the cherry tree.
  4. being a virgin.
  5. Slang.
    • new or unused: a three-year-old car in cherry condition.
    • inexperienced; being an innocent novice.
noun
  1. U.S. jazz trumpeter.
noun plural -ries
  1. any of several trees of the rosaceous genus Prunus, such as P. avium (sweet cherry), having a small fleshy rounded fruit containing a hard stone
  2. the fruit or wood of any of these trees
  3. any of various unrelated plants, such as the ground cherry and Jerusalem cherry
    • a bright red colour; cerise
    • (as adjective)
  5. virginity or the hymen as its symbol
  6. of or relating to the cherry fruit or wood
Cherry (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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