sour cherry

noun

: a widely cultivated cherry (Prunus cerasus) that has a round crown and bright red to almost black soft-fleshed acid fruits

also : the fruit

Examples of sour cherry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even the fruit of the sour cherry trees in the backyard appears on the menu, the guide said. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

These luscious dark morello cherries—pitted sour cherries in syrup—elevate your cocktail cart for the occasion. —Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2025

The pies include brown butter pumpkin, salted caramel dutch apple, classic pecan, dark chocolate brownie pie with malt marscapone, coconut cardamom sweet potato, mile-high lemon meringue chess, bourbon sour cherry, and dulce de leche banana cream pie ($35 each). —Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025

Then order dumplings, from savory pelmeni to sour cherry vareniki, fine caviar with butter and blini, and flutes of infused vodka distilled by the restaurant. —Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 1 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sour cherry

• askari
• astbury
• azeri
• banbury
• barberry
• blackberry
• blueberry
• canary
• cranberry
• dentary
• dewberry
• dogberry

Kids Definition

sour cherry

noun

: a small cherry tree widely grown for its soft tart bright red to nearly black fruits

also : its fruit