Meanings
nounduke cherry (plural duke cherries)
plural duke cherries · alternative May duke cherry · alternative May-duke cherry · alternative duke-cherry
- Prunus × gondouinii, a hybrid between sweet cherry and sour cherry, generally disadvantageous in durability, yield and marketability.
Origin
Invented in Médoc.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech polotřešně, polovišně
- polotřešněPrunus × gondouinii
- polovišněPrunus × gondouinii
Finnish tarhakirsikka
- tarhakirsikkaPrunus × gondouinii
French cerisier intermédiaire
- cerisier intermédiairePrunus × gondouinii
German Halbkirsche, Halbweichsel
- HalbkirschePrunus × gondouinii
- HalbweichselPrunus × gondouinii
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APA
duke cherry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duke%20cherry
MLA
“duke cherry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duke%20cherry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duke cherry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duke%20cherry.
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