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CHERRIED
Etymology
Adjective
cherried (not comparable)
Prepared with cherries.
Source: Wiktionary
CHERRY
Cher"ry, n. Etym: [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry tree, Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; P. avium and P. Padus, European trees (bird cherry).
2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors.
3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc.
4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. Barbadoes cherry. See under Barbadoes.
РCherry bird (Zo̦l.), 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 evergren 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 (C. 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.
РCherry sucker (Zo̦l.), 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.
Cher"ry, a.
Definition: Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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