Etymology

The singular is apparently a back-formation from the plural, probably from Old Norman (interpreted as a plural), from }, a reinterpretation of the neuter plural of , from , from .

Noun

1. A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
2. A tree or shrub that bears cherries.
3. The wood of a cherry tree.
4. cherry red
5. virginity, particularly of a woman.
6. A subtree consisting of a node with exactly two leaves.
   • 2004, Suleyman Cenk Sahinalp, S Muthukrishnan, Ugur Dogrusoz, Combinatorial Pattern Matching

     Non-isomorphism is detected whenever the algorithm finds a cherry v₁ [is-member-of symbol] T₁...

   • 2005, Lior Pachter, Bernd Sturmfels, Algebraic Statistics for Computational Biology

     Step 3: Output the tree T. The edge lengths of T are determined recursively: If (x,y) is a cherry connected to node z as in Step 2...

Usage notes

Cherry includes, but is not limited to, the following species, of the genus Prunus: avium, cerasus, mahaleb, mazzard, pennsylvannica, pumila, serotina, serrulata, and virginiana. Prunus also includes plums.

Usage notes

Cherry includes, but is not limited to, the following species, of the genus prunus: avium, cerasus, mahaleb, mazzard, pennsylvannica, pumila, serotina, serrulata, and virginiana. Prunus also includes plums.

Adjective

1. Containing or having the taste of cherries.
2. Of a bright red colour.
3. In excellent condition; mint condition.
   • 2003, John Morgan Wilson, Blind Eye, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0312309198, p. 108

     A few years earlier, I'd restored my ’65 Mustang convertible to cherry condition—fire engine red, with matching tuck-and-roll—and I wasn't surprised that it drew attention.

See also

• black birch
• Chinese lantern
• gean
• kirsch

• marasca
• morello
• myrobalan
• oxheart

• sweet birch
• tomatillo
• tommyto
• Appendix:Colours