cherries Definition

any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus Prunus) of the rose family that bear pale yellow to deep red or blackish smooth-skinned drupes enclosing a smooth seed and that include some cultivated for their fruits or ornamental flowers

the fruit of a cherry

the reddish-brown wood of a cherry; especially : black cherry

a large cherry (Prunus serotina) of eastern and central North America having drooping clusters of small white flowers and astringent black or dark purple fruits; also : the fruit

the strong reddish-brown wood of the black cherry used especially for cabinetwork

any of various chiefly New World herbs (genus Physalis) of the nightshade family with pulpy fruits in papery husks; also : the fruit of the ground-cherry

either of two plants (Solanum pseudocapsicum and S. capsicastrum) of the nightshade family cultivated as ornamental houseplants for their orange to red berries

a widely cultivated cherry (Prunus cerasus) that has a round crown and bright red to almost black soft-fleshed acid fruits; also : the fruit

a white-flowered Eurasian cherry (Prunus avium) widely grown for its large sweet-flavored fruits; also : its fruit