Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

cherry

cher.ry \'cher-e-\ n [ME chery, fr. ONF cherise (taken as a plural), fr. LL 
   ceresiaX, fr. L cerasus cherry tree, fr. Gk kerasos - more at CORNEL 1a: 
   any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus Prunus) of the rose famil y that 
   have pale yellow to deep red or blackish smooth-skinned nearly globular 
   rather small fruits which are drupes enclosing a smooth seed and that 
   include various improved forms cultivated for their fruits or ornamental 
   flowers 1b: the fruit or wood of a cherry  2: a variable color averaging a 
   moderate red