Definitions
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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Examples
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These changes are revealed in the earlier blooming of the wild geranium, the Pink Lady's Slipper and black cherry, among others.
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For this reason it is called the black, or cherry, birch, and also because the tree is very much like the black cherry.
Among the Trees at Elmridge Ella Rodman Church
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Ripe, black cherry and blackberry fruit with viols, campfire, licorice, cookie dough and spices coming in on the midpalate and some chew tobacco, oil barrel, tar and asphalt on the finish.
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Tastes of soft black cherry, very smooth with the slightest rustic edge to the fine tannins.
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Initial impressions were of dusty cocoa powder and mocha layered over black cherry, with notes of clay on the finish.
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Just packed with cassis, black cherry, and a note of white peppercorn aromas.
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While sipping this wine your palate is graced with black cherry, toasty oak and thyme.
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It is evolving beautifully, with blackberry, black cherry, pepper, and truffle on the nose.
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While sipping this wine your palate is graced with black cherry, toasty oak and thyme.
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Its incredibly delicious, with black cherry, a bit of chocolate, some coffee, plum, really fruit forward and enjoyable.
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