1. cherry - Noun
2. cherry - Adjective
3. cherry - Adjective Satellite
4. Cherry - Proper noun
A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone;
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 Medoc in France).
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).
The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors.
The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc.
A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI want to do with you what spring does with cherry trees. Pablo Neruda
Bright reds - scarlet, pillar-box red, crimson or cherry - are very cheerful and youthful. There is certainly a red for everyone. Christian Dior
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough. A. E. Housman
A cherry year, a merry year; a plum year, a dumb year. Cameroon Proverb
Cherry blossoms in the recesses of a mountain. Japanese Proverb
The olive grove of your grandfather, the cherry trees of your father, and your grape vines. Sicilian Proverb