sour cherries
sour cherries is the plural of sour cherry.
Meaning of sour cherry
Noun
sour cherry (plural sour cherries)
- Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.
- Synonyms:
- dwarf cherry, tart cherry
- The fruit of these trees, often used for cooking.
- Synonyms:
- dwarf cherry, tart cherry
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour, cherry.
Questions about sour cherries
- What is sour cherries the plural of?
- Sour cherries is the plural of sour cherry.
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