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Definition of cherry noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cherry

noun
 
/ˈtʃeri/
 
/ˈtʃeri/
(plural cherries)
Idioms
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  1. [countable] a small soft round fruit with shiny red or black skin and a large seed inside see also black cherry (2)Topics Foodb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • black
    • red
    • glacé
    • …
    … of cherries
    • bunch
    cherry + noun
    • pit
    • stone
    • pie
    • …
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  2. (also cherry tree)
     [countable] a tree on which cherries grow, or a similar tree, grown for its flowers
    • cherry blossom
    • a winter-flowering cherry
    see also black cherry (1)Topics Plants and treesb2
  3. (also cherrywood
     
    /ˈtʃeriwʊd/
     
    /ˈtʃeriwʊd/
    )
     [uncountable] the wood of the cherry tree see also black cherry (3)
  4. (also cherry red)
     [uncountable] a bright red colour
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    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Northern French cherise, from medieval Latin ceresia, based on Greek kerasos ‘cherry tree, cherry’. The final -s was lost because cherise was interpreted as plural (compare with pea).
Idioms
a bite at/of the cherry
  1. (British English) an opportunity to do something
    • You only get one bite at the cherry in life.
    • They were eager for a second bite of the cherry.
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