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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A deciduous North American tree (Prunus serotina) of the rose family, having drooping elongate clusters of white flowers and blackish, bitter fruits.
  • noun The close-grained, reddish-brown wood of this tree, used especially for furniture, cabinets, and musical instruments.
  • noun The edible fruit of this tree, used for making jam.

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

  • noun large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit
  • noun any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh

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