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  Cherry \Cher"ry\, n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf.
     AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry
     tree, Gr. ?, perh. fr. ? horn, from the hardness of the
     wood.]
     1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also
        includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony
        stone;
        (a) The common garden cherry ({Prunus Cerasus), of which
            several hundred varieties are cultivated for the
            fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart,
            black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke
            (corrupted from M['e]doc in France).
        (b) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black
            cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke
            cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent
            fruit; P. avium and P. Padus, European trees (bird
            cherry).
  
     2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors
        and flavors.
  
     3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
        used in cabinetmaking, etc.
  
     4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
  
     Barbadoes cherry. See under Barbadoes.
  
     Cherry bird (Zo["o]l.), an American bird; the cedar bird;
        -- so called from its fondness for cherries.
  
     Cherry bounce, cherry brandy and sugar.
  
     Cherry brandy, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.
        
  
     Cherry laurel (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus
        Lauro-cerasus) common in shrubberies, the poisonous
        leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.
        
  
     Cherry pepper (Bot.), a species of Capsicum ({C.
        cerasiforme), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant
        cherry-shaped fruit.
  
     Cherry pit.
        (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a
            hole. --Shak.
        (b) A cherry stone.
  
     Cherry rum, rum in which cherries have been steeped.
  
     Cherry sucker (Zo["o]l.), the European spotted flycatcher
        ({Musicapa grisola); -- called also cherry chopper
        cherry snipe.
  
     Cherry tree, a tree that bears cherries.
  
     Ground cherry, Winter cherry, See Alkekengi.

  Hagberry \Hag"ber"ry\, n. (Bot.)
     Prunus+({P.+Padus" rel="nofollow">A plant of the genus Prunus ({P. Padus); the bird cherry.
     [Scot.]