The fragrant kernels of the fruits of a Eurasian cherry, Prunus mahaleb, which are used in perfumery; the tree itself (also called St Lucie cherry…

A kind of cherry-tree.

More fully mazzard cherry. A small, dark, sweet cherry of Devon origin, the fruit of a variety of the wild cherry or gean, Prunus avium. Also: the…

any of several wild cherries; esp. the Eurasian species Prunus padus, which has long racemes of white blossoms and small black astringent fruit…

(a) the Dwarf Cherry, Cerasus Chamæcerasus; (b) an American plant of the genus Physalis.

see cherry, n. 3a.

any of several North American wild cherries with red fruits, spec. (more fully wild red cherry) the pin cherry, Prunus pensylvanica; (also) the…

†(a) (in full Royal Ann peach) a variety of peach (obsolete rare); (b) (chiefly North American) a variety of bigarreau cherry, having red skin…

a shrub or small tree, Prunus pumila, of central North America, or a related species, P. besseyi, of the western states; also, the fruit of these…

the wild black cherry, Prunus serotina, of eastern North America; (also) the small, sweet fruit produced by this tree, used to make preserves and…

A small black Dalmatian cherry, Prunus cerasus var. marasca, grown for the distilling of maraschino. Also marasca cherry.

A flowering cherry tree belonging to one of the many varieties bred from various species of Prunus; also, the blossom or wood of a tree of this kind.

(a) a dark-coloured sweet or sour cherry; esp. the fruit of any of several wild or cultivated varieties of the European Prunus avium or the North…

an ornamental flowering tree belonging to a variety or hybrid of several species of Prunus native to Japan.

a white-flowered cherry tree, Prunus serrula, native to western China.