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cherry tree

cherry tree noun: a tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry, and the wood of the tree, cherrywood, used in woodworking.

cherry tree: a tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for...
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Noun

cherry tree (plural cherry trees)

  1. A tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry, and the wood of the tree, cherrywood, used in woodworking.

Proper noun capitalized: Cherry Tree

Cherry Tree

  1. A suburb of Livesey parish, Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6526).
  2. A suburb of Romiley, Stockport borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9590).
  3. A neighbourhood of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States.
  5. A borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.

cherry tree meaning in Vietnamese

cherry tree in Vietnamese

tree of subgenus Cerasus
anh đào

Forms of cherry tree

pluralcherry trees
alternative form (archaic)cherry-tree

Origin of cherry tree

From Middle English cherietree, cheritree, chery-tre, cherytre, chiri tre, chiritre, chyrytree.

Questions about cherry tree

What does cherry tree mean?
Cherry tree means a tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry, and the wood of the tree, cherrywood, used in woodworking.
What is cherry tree in Vietnamese?
Cherry tree in Vietnamese is anh đào. See Cherry tree meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is cherry tree?
Cherry tree can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of cherry tree?
The plural of cherry tree is cherry trees.

Words near cherry tree in the dictionary

  1. cherry tomatoes
  2. cherry top
  3. cherry topper
  4. cherry toppers
  5. cherry tops
  6. cherry tree
  7. Cherry Tree Hill
  8. cherry trees
  9. Cherry Valley
  10. cherry wood
  11. cherry-bomb

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