(plural cherries)
1 [C] a small soft round fruit with shiny red or black skin and a stone/pit inside
2 (also cherry tree) [C] a tree on which cherries grow, or a similar tree, grown for its flowers:
cherry blossom * a winter-flowering cherry
3 (also cherrywood ) [U] the wood of the cherry tree
4 (also cherry red) [U] a bright red colour
IDIOMS see BITEn.
adjective (also cherry red) bright red in colour:
cherry lips
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