black cherry
noun
1
: a large cherry (Prunus serotina) of eastern and central North America having drooping clusters of small white flowers and astringent black or dark purple fruits
also
: the fruit
2
: the strong reddish-brown wood of the black cherry used especially for cabinetwork
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Other names — which make more sense to parts of the country and the world that don’t have sturgeon fish — include harvest moon, moon of the ripening, grain moon, green corn moon, black cherries moon and plum moon.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Younger customers ask for it, which is why their 50-plus flavors include a butter pecan and black cherry for vegans.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The Cree, located primarily in Canada, know it as the flying up moon, denoting the time of year when young birds are learning to fly, while the Assiniboine people, who are originally from the Northern Great Plains, call it the black cherries moon to mark when cherries are becoming ripe.
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
On the palate, the wine is velvety and streamlined with notes of black cherry, dusty chocolate mocha and graphite, with a long elegant finish.
—Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Younger customers ask for it, which is why their 50-plus flavors include a butter pecan and black cherry for vegans.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The Cree, located primarily in Canada, know it as the flying up moon, denoting the time of year when young birds are learning to fly, while the Assiniboine people, who are originally from the Northern Great Plains, call it the black cherries moon to mark when cherries are becoming ripe.
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
On the palate, the wine is velvety and streamlined with notes of black cherry, dusty chocolate mocha and graphite, with a long elegant finish.
—Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for black cherry
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“Black cherry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20cherry. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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