black cherry

noun

A tree of species Prunus serotina

Similar
wild black cherryrum cherrymountain black cherryblack cherry treePrunus serotinasweet cherry

Meanings

nounblack cherry (countable and uncountable, plural black cherries)

plural black cherries

  1. countableuncountableA tree of species Prunus serotina

    Synonyms: wild black cherry, rum cherry, mountain black cherry

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tree of species Prunus serotina

Similar
wild black cherryrum cherrymountain black cherry

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit

Similar
black cherry treerum cherryPrunus serotina
Broader
wild cherrywild cherry tree

nounany of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian че́рна чере́ша, америка́нска чере́ша
  • че́рна чере́ша (čérna čeréša)Prunus serotina
  • америка́нска чере́ша (amerikánska čeréša)Prunus serotina
  • къ́сна гроздови́дна чере́ша (kắsna grozdovídna čeréša)Prunus serotina
Catalan cirerer americà
  • cirerer americàPrunus serotina
Czech ptáčnice
  • ptáčnicePrunus serotina
Finnish kiiltotuomi
  • kiiltotuomiPrunus serotina
French cerisier tardif
  • cerisier tardifPrunus serotina
German Spätblühende Traubenkirsche
  • Spätblühende TraubenkirschePrunus serotina
Lithuanian vėlyvoji ieva
  • vėlyvoji ievaPrunus serotina
Welsh coeden geirios rym
  • coeden geirios rymPrunus serotina
Cite this entry
APA

black cherry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20cherry

MLA

“black cherry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20cherry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black cherry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20cherry.

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