cherry

noun

a red the color of ripe cherries

a red fruit with a single hard stone

any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone

wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

adjective

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange)

Roots

kerasoscherr- · Greek · cherry tree

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Where does cherry come from?

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