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单词 cherry
释义

cherry

[ cher-ee ]
/ ˈtʃɛr i /
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noun, plural cher·ries.

adjective

Origin of cherry

1300–50; Middle English cheri variant of chirie, back formation from Old English ciris- (taken for plural) ≪ Vulgar Latin *ceresium for *cerasium (Latin cerasum) <Greek kerásion cherry

OTHER WORDS FROM cherry

cher·ry·like, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cherry

chérie, cherry

Words nearby cherry

Cherokee, Cherokee rose, Cherokees, cheroot, cherries jubilee, cherry, cherry angioma, cherry birch, cherry-bob, cherry bomb, cherry brandy

Definition for cherry (2 of 2)

Cherry
[ cher-ee ]
/ ˈtʃɛr i /

noun

Donald Eugene "Don", 1936–95, U.S. jazz trumpeter.
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British Dictionary definitions for cherry

cherry
/ (ˈtʃɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

any of several trees of the rosaceous genus Prunus, such as P. avium (sweet cherry), having a small fleshy rounded fruit containing a hard stoneSee also bird cherry
the fruit or wood of any of these trees
any of various unrelated plants, such as the ground cherry and Jerusalem cherry
  1. a bright red colour; cerise
  2. (as adjective)a cherry coat
slang virginity or the hymen as its symbol
(modifier) of or relating to the cherry fruit or woodcherry tart

Derived forms of cherry

cherry-like, adjective

Word Origin for cherry

C14: back formation from Old English ciris (mistakenly thought to be plural), ultimately from Late Latin ceresia, perhaps from Latin cerasus cherry tree, from Greek kerasios
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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