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- Middle English · inherited fromcherietree
- English todaycherry tree
From Middle English cherietree, cheritree, chery-tre, cherytre, chiri tre, chiritre, chyrytree.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any 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. Full definition →
From Middle English cherietree, cheritree, chery-tre, cherytre, chiri tre, chiritre, chyrytree.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.