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pin cherry

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pin cherry

–noun
1. a wild, often shrubby cherry, Prunus pensylvanica, having white flowers.
2. the red, acid fruit of this tree.

Origin:
1895–1900

bird cherry

–noun
1. any of several species of cherry, esp. Prunus padus (European bird cherry), of Europe and Asia, and P. pensylvanica (pin cherry), of the U.S.
2. the fruit of any such tree, for which birds have a particular liking.

Origin:
1590–1600
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pin cherry

noun
small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit 
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