| barbados cherry | (n) tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries, Syn. Malpighia glabra, acerola, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry |
| bing cherry | (n) dark red or blackish sweet cherry |
| bird cherry | (n) any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds, Syn. bird cherry tree |
| black cherry | (n) large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit, Syn. black cherry tree, Prunus serotina, rum cherry |
| catalina cherry | (n) evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California), Syn. Prunus lyonii |
| cherry | (n) wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry |
| cherry | (n) any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood, Syn. cherry tree |
| cherry | (n) a red fruit with a single hard stone |
| cherry bomb | (n) a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power |
| cherry laurel | (n) frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil, Syn. laurel cherry, Prunus laurocerasus |
| cherry laurel | (n) small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States, Syn. laurel cherry, mock orange, Prunus caroliniana, wild orange |
| cherry pepper | (n) plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits, Syn. Capsicum annuum cerasiforme |
| cherry plum | (n) small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit, Syn. myrobalan, Prunus cerasifera, myrobalan plum |
| cherry-sized | (adj) having the approximate size of a cherry |
| cherrystone | (n) small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino, Syn. cherrystone clam |
| cherrystone | (n) a half-grown quahog, Syn. cherrystone clam |
| cherry stone | (n) the stone seed of a cherry |
| cherry tomato | (n) plant bearing small red to yellow fruit, Syn. Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme |
| cherry tomato | (n) small red to yellow tomatoes |
| cherry-tree gum | (n) exudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum arabic |
| chokecherry | (n) the fruit of the chokecherry tree |
| chokecherry | (n) a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds, Syn. chokecherry tree, Prunus virginiana |
| cornelian cherry | (n) deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit, Syn. Cornus mas |
| downy ground cherry | (n) decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk, Syn. Physalis pubescens, strawberry tomato |
| flowering cherry | (n) any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms |
| ground cherry | (n) any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers, Syn. husk tomato |
| heart cherry | (n) any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits, Syn. oxheart, oxheart cherry |
| heart cherry | (n) large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh, Syn. oxheart, oxheart cherry |
| holly-leaved cherry | (n) California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers, Syn. Prunus ilicifolia, evergreen cherry, islay, holly-leaf cherry |
| jamaican cherry | (n) a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves, Syn. silk wood, silkwood, calabur tree, Muntingia calabura, calabura |
| japanese flowering cherry | (n) ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms, Syn. Prunus sieboldii |
| jerusalem cherry | (n) small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit, Syn. winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum, Madeira winter cherry |
| oriental cherry | (n) ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms, Syn. Japanese flowering cherry, Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata |
| pin cherry | (n) small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit, Syn. Prunus pensylvanica |
| rosebud cherry | (n) shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers, Syn. winter flowering cherry, Prunus subhirtella |
| sand cherry | (n) small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit, Syn. Prunus pumilla susquehanae, Prunus cuneata, Prunus pumila, Prunus susquehanae |
| sour cherry | (n) rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit, Syn. sour cherry tree, Prunus cerasus |
| sour cherry | (n) Australian tree with sour red fruit, Syn. Eugenia corynantha |
| sour cherry | (n) acid cherries used for pies and preserves |
| surinam cherry | (n) Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida, Syn. Eugenia uniflora, pitanga |
| sweet cherry | (n) large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation, Syn. Prunus avium |
| sweet cherry | (n) any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh, Syn. black cherry |
| western chokecherry | (n) chokecherry of western United States, Syn. Prunus virginiana demissa, Prunus demissa |
| western sand cherry | (n) dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit, Syn. Prunus besseyi, Rocky Mountains cherry |
| wild cherry | (n) the fruit of the wild cherry tree |
| wild cherry | (n) an uncultivated cherry tree, Syn. wild cherry tree |
| acerola | (n) acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C, Syn. surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, barbados cherry |
| blackheart | (n) heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry, Syn. blackheart cherry |
| cape gooseberry | (n) annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits, Syn. Physalis peruviana, purple ground cherry |
| capulin | (n) Mexican black cherry, Syn. Mexican black cherry |
| Bird cherry | (Bot.) A shrub (Prunus Padus ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bob-cherry | n. A play among children, in which a cherry, hung so as to bob against the mouth, is to be caught with the teeth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cherry | 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 Médoc 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). [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. [ 1913 Webster ]
Barbadoes cherry. See under Barbadoes. --
Cherry bird (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Cherry | a. Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| cherrystone | n. 1. small quahog larger than a littleneck.
Syn. -- cherrystone clam. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. a half-grown quahog.
Syn. -- cherrystone clam. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Chokecherry | n. (Bot.) The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| madeira winter cherry | n. (Bot.) A small South American shrub (Solanum pseudocapsicum) cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherrylike fruit.
Syn. -- Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry, Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| marasca cherry | n. (Bot.) A Dalmation bitter wild cherry tree (Prunus cerasus marasca) bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur.
Syn. -- marasca, maraschino cherry. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| maraschino cherry | n. 1. A cherry which is colored a deep red and sweetened by cooking in colored syrup, and flavored with maraschino. It is used as a garnish in deserts and cocktails. [ PJC ] 2. The marasca cherry tree. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| 花(P);華 | [はな, hana] (n) (1) flower; blossom; bloom; petal; (2) blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); cherry blossom; (3) (See 生け花・1) ikebana; (4) (abbr) (See 花札) Japanese playing cards; (5) beauty; (6) (usu. as 〜が花) (See 言わぬが花) (the) best; (P) #680 [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜(P);櫻(oK) | [さくら, sakura] (n) (1) cherry tree; cherry blossom; (2) decoy; fake buyer; shill; (3) hired applauder; (4) (col) (See 桜肉) horse meat; (P) #1,488 [Add to Longdo] |
| 梓 | [あずさ;し;アズサ, azusa ; shi ; azusa] (n) (1) (あずさ, アズサ only) (uk) (See 夜糞峰榛) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); (2) (あずさ, アズサ only) (See キササゲ) yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); (3) printing block #10,284 [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜花 | [おうか(P);さくらばな, ouka (P); sakurabana] (n) cherry blossom; (P) #11,627 [Add to Longdo] |
| チェリー | [chieri-] (n) cherry; (P) #13,480 [Add to Longdo] |
| 花見 | [はなみ, hanami] (n, vs) (See お花見) cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing; (P) #19,264 [Add to Longdo] |
| 盛り | [もり, mori] (n, suf) (1) (ざかり when used as a suffix) peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); height (e.g. of summer); (2) prime (of one's life); one's best days; (3) rutting; being in heat; (P) #19,350 [Add to Longdo] |
| いいとこ取り | [いいとこどり, iitokodori] (n, vs) focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherrypicking (e.g. information) [Add to Longdo] |
| お花見 | [おはなみ, ohanami] (n, vs) (See 花見) cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing [Add to Longdo] |
| アメリカンチェリー | [amerikanchieri-] (n) (1) Bing cherry (wasei [Add to Longdo] |
| チェリートマト | [chieri-tomato] (n) cherry tomato [Add to Longdo] |
| チェリーピンク | [chieri-pinku] (n) (cerise) cherry [Add to Longdo] |
| プチトマト | [puchitomato] (n) cherry tomato [Add to Longdo] |
| 一重桜 | [ひとえざくら, hitoezakura] (n) cherry tree bearing single blossoms; single cherry blossoms [Add to Longdo] |
| 姥彼岸 | [うばひがん;ウバヒガン, ubahigan ; ubahigan] (n) (uk) (obsc) (See 江戸彼岸) double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula) [Add to Longdo] |
| 牡丹桜 | [ぼたんざくら, botanzakura] (n) (See 大島桜) any oriental variety of cherry tree descended from the Oshima cherry [Add to Longdo] |
| 夏茱萸;夏胡頽子 | [なつぐみ;ナツグミ, natsugumi ; natsugumi] (n) (uk) goumi (species of oleaster, Elaeagnus multiflora); cherry silverberry [Add to Longdo] |
| 花を観る;花を見る | [はなをみる, hanawomiru] (exp, v1) (See 花見) to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers [Add to Longdo] |
| 花衣 | [はなごろも, hanagoromo] (n) (See 花見) fancy kimono used for cherry blossom viewing; fancy kimono [Add to Longdo] |
| 花見の宴 | [はなみのうたげ, hanaminoutage] (n) cherry blossom viewing party [Add to Longdo] |
| 花見時 | [はなみどき, hanamidoki] (n) (cherry) blossom season [Add to Longdo] |
| 花見酒 | [はなみざけ, hanamizake] (n) sake drunk while viewing cherry blossoms [Add to Longdo] |
| 花吹雪;花ふぶき | [はなふぶき, hanafubuki] (n) falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms [Add to Longdo] |
| 花明かり | [はなあかり, hanaakari] (n) the brilliance of cherry blossoms which illuminate the evening [Add to Longdo] |
| 蝦夷山桜 | [えぞやまざくら;エゾヤマザクラ, ezoyamazakura ; ezoyamazakura] (n) (uk) sargent cherry (Prunus sargentii) [Add to Longdo] |
| 霞桜 | [かすみざくら;カスミザクラ, kasumizakura ; kasumizakura] (n) (uk) Korean hill cherry (Prunus verecunda) [Add to Longdo] |
| 樺桜;蒲桜 | [かばざくら;かにわざくら, kabazakura ; kaniwazakura] (n) (1) (かばざくら only) (uk) (See 江戸彼岸) ornamental variety of double weeping rosebud cherry; (2) any cherry tree with birch-like bark; (3) (arch) (See 上溝桜) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana) [Add to Longdo] |
| 観桜 | [かんおう, kan'ou] (n) cherry blossom viewing [Add to Longdo] |
| 観桜会 | [かんおうかい, kan'oukai] (n) cherry blossom viewing party [Add to Longdo] |
| 金剛桜 | [こんごうざくら, kongouzakura] (n) (obsc) (See 上溝桜) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana) [Add to Longdo] |
| 江戸彼岸 | [えどひがん;エドヒガン, edohigan ; edohigan] (n) (uk) double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula) [Add to Longdo] |
| 高嶺桜 | [たかねざくら;タカネザクラ, takanezakura ; takanezakura] (n) (uk) (obsc) (See 峰桜) Japanese alpine cherry (Prunus nipponica) [Add to Longdo] |
| 左近の桜 | [さこんのさくら, sakonnosakura] (n) (See 右近の橘, 紫宸殿) cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace) [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜の木;さくらの木;サクラの木 | [さくらのき(桜の木;さくらの木);サクラのき(サクラの木), sakuranoki ( sakura no ki ; sakurano ki ); sakura noki ( sakura no ki )] (n) cherry tree [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜花爛漫 | [おうからんまん, oukaranman] (n) riot of cherry blossoms [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜祭り;桜祭 | [さくらまつり, sakuramatsuri] (n) cherry blossom festival [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜散る;サクラ散る | [さくらちる(桜散る);サクラちる(サクラ散る), sakurachiru ( sakura chiru ); sakura chiru ( sakura chiru )] (exp) (1) (id) (See 桜咲く) exam failure; (2) cherry blossom blooming; cherry blossom falling [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜狩り | [さくらがり, sakuragari] (n) looking for or at cherry blossoms [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜色 | [さくらいろ, sakurairo] (n) cherry blossom (colour, color) [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜前線 | [さくらぜんせん, sakurazensen] (n) cherry blossom front [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜鯛 | [さくらだい;サクラダイ, sakuradai ; sakuradai] (n) (uk) cherry anthias (Sacura margaritacea) [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜漬け | [さくらづけ, sakuraduke] (n) pickled cherry blossoms [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜桃 | [おうとう, outou] (n) (See 西洋実桜, 梅桃) cherry (tree; esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry) [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜桃;桜んぼ;桜ん坊;桜んぼう | [さくらんぼ(桜桃;桜んぼ);さくらんぼう(桜桃;桜ん坊;桜んぼう);サクランボ, sakuranbo ( outou ; sakura nbo ); sakuranbou ( outou ; sakura n bou ; sakura nbou )] (n) (uk) (edible) cherry [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜湯 | [さくらゆ, sakurayu] (n) drink made of boiled water poured over preserved cherry leaves and blossoms [Add to Longdo] |
| 桜餅 | [さくらもち, sakuramochi] (n) rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf [Add to Longdo] |
| 皐月鱒 | [さつきます;サツキマス, satsukimasu ; satsukimasu] (n) (uk) satsukimasu salmon (subspecies of cherry salmon, Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); red-spotted masu salmon; amago [Add to Longdo] |
| 山桜 | [やまざくら, yamazakura] (n) mountain cherry; Prunus donarium, var. spontanea or Prunus jamasakura [Add to Longdo] |
| 山茱萸 | [さんしゅゆ;サンシュユ, sanshuyu ; sanshuyu] (n) (uk) Asiatic dogwood (Cornus officinalis); Japanese cornel; Japanese cornelian-cherry [Add to Longdo] |
| 酸漿;鬼灯 | [ほおずき;ほおづき;ぬかずき(酸漿)(ok);かがち(酸漿)(ok);ほうずき(ik);ホオズキ, hoozuki ; hooduki ; nukazuki ( san shou )(ok); kagachi ( san shou )(ok); houzuki (i] (n) (uk) ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant [Add to Longdo] |
