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almond |
a tree of the rose family that is native to warm temperate regions, closely related to the cherry. [1/6 definitions] |
Bing cherry |
a variety of sweet, dark red cherry. |
cherry |
the edible fruit of the cherry tree, having a small, hard stone enclosed by yellow, red, or dark purple flesh. [2/5 definitions] |
cherry tomato |
a red or yellow tomato about the size of a cherry, often used in salads. |
Chinese lantern plant |
a perennial plant grown for its orange, lantern-shaped, inflated seed casings; winter ground cherry. |
drupe |
any of numerous fleshy fruits, such as the apricot, cherry, peach, or almond, usu. having one hard stone. |
fruitwood |
the wood of any of various fruit trees, such as cherry, used in making furniture, cabinets, and the like. |
hardwood |
any of several types of tree, such as the oak, cherry, or mahogany, that have broad leaves, bear seeds enclosed in an ovary, and yield dense, compact wood. [1/2 definitions] |
maraschino |
a very sweet liqueur or cordial distilled from the juice and crushed pits of a wild cherry. |
maraschino cherry |
a cherry preserved in a sweet red syrup that is flavored with maraschino. |
mazzard |
a wild sweet cherry, the seedlings of which are used as rootstock in the propagation of cultivated varieties. |
oxheart |
a large, dark red, heart-shaped sweet cherry. |
pit2 |
the hard seed at the center of an apricot, cherry, plum, or certain other fruits. [1/2 definitions] |
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