English Explanatory Dictionary

cherry tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry, and the wood of the tree, cherrywood, used in woodworking.
name
  1. A suburb of Livesey parish, Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6526).
  2. A suburb of Romiley, Stockport borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9590).
  3. A neighbourhood of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States.
  5. A borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Pronunciation

en-us-cherry tree.ogg

Word forms

cherry tree cherry trees cherry-tree

Etymology

From Middle English cherietree, cheritree, chery-tre, cherytre, chiri tre, chiritre, chyrytree.

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