Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A species of cherry of many varieties: so called from the fruit being somewhat heart-shaped and having a skin nearly black.
  • noun A wood obtained from British Guiana, suitable for use in building and in furniture-making.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark-colored skin.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark skin.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of various diseases in which the central tissues blacken
  • noun heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry

Etymologies

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black +‎ heart

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  • Also a Marvel Comics villain.

    August 19, 2009