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Definition: Prunus avium

Gean \Gean\, n. [F. guigne the fruit of the gean; cf. OHG.
w[=i]hsila, G. weichsel.] (Bot.)
A species of cherry tree common in Europe (Prunus avium);
also, the fruit, which is usually small and dark in color.
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Cherry \Cher"ry\ (ch[e^]r"r[y^]), n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr.
F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L.
cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. keraso`s, perh. fr. ke`ras horn,
from the hardness of the wood.]
1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also
includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony
stone;
(a) The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus), of which
several hundred varieties are cultivated for the
fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart,
black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke
(corrupted from M['e]doc in France).
(b) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black
cherry), valued for its timber; Prunus Virginiana
(choke cherry), an American shrub which bears
astringent fruit; Prunus avium and Prunus Padus,
European trees (bird cherry).
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2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors
and flavors.
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3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
used in cabinetmaking, etc.
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4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
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Barbadoes cherry. See under Barbadoes.

Cherry bird (Zo["o]l.), an American bird; the cedar bird;
-- so called from its fondness for cherries.

Cherry bounce, cherry brandy and sugar.

Cherry brandy, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.

Cherry laurel (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus
Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous
leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.

Cherry pepper (Bot.), a species of Capsicum ({Capsicum
cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant
cherry-shaped fruit.

Cherry pit.
(a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a
hole. --Shak.
(b) A cherry stone.

Cherry rum, rum in which cherries have been steeped.

Cherry sucker (Zo["o]l.), the European spotted flycatcher
(Musicapa grisola); -- called also cherry chopper
cherry snipe.

Cherry tree, a tree that bears cherries.

Ground cherry, Winter cherry, See Alkekengi.
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Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: Prunus avium

Prunus avium
n : large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the
wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation [syn: {sweet
cherry}]