cherry meaning and definition

CHERRY noun

Definition of cherry (noun)

1. wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
2. any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
   • synonyms: cherry tree
3. a red fruit with a single hard stone
4. a red the color of ripe cherries
   • synonyms: cerise, cherry red

CHERRY adjective

Definition of cherry (adjective)

1. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
   • synonyms: blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry-red, crimson, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, ruddy, scarlet