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cherry

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Main Entry:
cher·ry 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cherry
Pronunciation:
\ˈcher-ē, ˈche-rē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural cherries
Etymology:
Middle English chery, from Anglo-French cherise, cirice (taken as a plural), from Late Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasus cherry tree, from Greek kerasos
Date:
14th century
1 a: any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus Prunus) of the rose family that bear pale yellow to deep red or blackish smooth-skinned drupes enclosing a smooth seed and that include some cultivated for their fruits or ornamental flowers — compare sour cherry, sweet cherry b: the fruit of a cherry c: the reddish-brown wood of a cherry ; especially : black cherry 22: a variable color averaging a moderate red3 a: hymen b: virginity
cher·ry·like 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cherrylike \-ˌlīk\ adjective


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