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sweet cherry

–noun
1. a cherry tree, Prunus avium, characterized by reddish-brown bark and a pyramidal manner of growth.
2. the red, purplish-black, or yellow, edible, sweet fruit of this tree.

Origin:
1900–05
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sweet cherry  
n.  
  1. A large, widely cultivated deciduous tree (Prunus avium) of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having red-brown birchlike bark, white flowers, and sweet edible fruit.

  2. The fruit of this tree.

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