Meanings
plural wild cherries
- An uncultivated cherry tree of species Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia.
Synonyms: sweet cherry, gean
- A tree of species Prunus serotina, native to North America.
Synonyms: black cherry, wild black cherry, rum cherry, mountain black cherry
- A tree of species Antidesma bunius, native to Southeast Asia and northern Australia
Synonyms: bignay, Queensland cherry, Chinese laurel, currant tree, salamander tree
- Fruit of these trees.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn uncultivated cherry tree of species Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia.
nounA tree of species Prunus serotina, native to North America.
nounA tree of species Antidesma bunius, native to Southeast Asia and northern Australia
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek λακάρη, λακάρη
- λακάρη (lakárē)Prunus avium tree
- λακάρη (lakárē)Prunus avium fruit
Arabic كَرَز حُلْو, كَرَز حُلْو
- كَرَز حُلْو (karaz ḥulw)Prunus avium tree
- كَرَز حُلْو (karaz ḥulw)Prunus avium fruit
Basque basagereziondo
- basagereziondoPrunus avium tree
Bulgarian дива чере́ша, обикнове́на чере́ша
- дива чере́ша (diva čeréša)Prunus avium tree
- обикнове́на чере́ша (obiknovéna čeréša)Prunus avium tree
- дива чере́ша (diva čeréša)Prunus avium fruit
- обикнове́на чере́ша (obiknovéna čeréša)Prunus avium fruit
Catalan cirerer
- cirererPrunus avium tree
Czech třešeň obecná, třešeň obecná
- třešeň obecnáPrunus avium tree
- třešeň obecnáPrunus avium fruit
Finnish imeläkirsikka, linnunkirsikkapuu
- imeläkirsikkaPrunus avium tree
- linnunkirsikkapuuPrunus avium tree
- villikirsikkaPrunus avium fruit
French merisier, cerisier sauvage
- merisierPrunus avium tree
- cerisier sauvagePrunus avium tree
- merisePrunus avium fruit
German Süßkirsche, Vogelkirsche
- SüßkirschePrunus avium tree
- VogelkirschePrunus avium tree
- SüßkirschePrunus avium fruit
Greek αγριοκερασιά, αγριοκέρασο
- αγριοκερασιά (agriokerasiá)Prunus avium tree
- αγριοκέρασο (agriokéraso)Prunus avium fruit
Hebrew גודגדן
- גודגדןPrunus avium fruit
Hungarian cseresznye
- cseresznyePrunus avium fruit
Irish silín fiáin, silín fiáin
- silín fiáinPrunus avium tree
- silín fiáinPrunus avium fruit
Lithuanian trešnė, trešnė
- trešnėPrunus avium tree
- trešnėPrunus avium fruit
Polish czereśnia, czereśnia
- czereśniaPrunus avium tree
- czereśniaPrunus avium fruit
Russian чере́шня, чере́шня
- чере́шня (čeréšnja)Prunus avium tree
- чере́шня (čeréšnja)Prunus avium fruit
Spanish cerezo, cereza
- cerezoPrunus avium tree
- cerezaPrunus avium fruit
Swedish sötkörsbär, sötkörsbär
- sötkörsbärPrunus avium tree
- sötkörsbärPrunus avium fruit
- fågelbärPrunus avium fruit
- bigarråPrunus avium fruit
Turkish kiraz ağacı, kiraz
- kiraz ağacıPrunus avium tree
- kirazPrunus avium fruit
Ukrainian чере́шня, чере́шня
- чере́шня (čeréšnja)Prunus avium tree
- чере́шня (čeréšnja)Prunus avium fruit
Cite this entry
wild cherry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20cherry
“wild cherry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20cherry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild cherry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20cherry.
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