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Meanings of bird cherry in English

A species of cherry tree which produces edible fruit.

        Any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds.

              Synonyms
              Examples for "gean"
              Examples for "gean"
              1
              The gean isle occupied by Mr. Phoebus was of no inconsiderable dimensions.
              Lothair
              2
              You will know the place by the gean trees.
              Mr. Standfast
              3
              The small cherry, both black and red, common in gardens, is in Scotland, never in England, termed gean (Fr.
              Reminiscences of Scottish Life & Character
              4
              Quivering with terror, and with her strength failing her, poor Gean began to feel hopeless.
              Rataplan, a Rogue Elephant; and Other Stories
              5
              And here we must leave Gean.
              Rataplan, a Rogue Elephant; and Other Stories
              1
              As children my girls used to snack on sweet cherry tomatoes.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Akash licks its cheek, and sweet cherry blood pleasures his tongue.
              Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
              3
              The filbert blight belongs with the diseases of the European grape and sweet cherry.
              Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at t...
              4
              They are of the Oregon strain of sweet cherry.
              Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...
              5
              Then turn the cases right way up and pour over the top a sweet cherry sauce.
              The Belgian Cookbook
              1
              Many cultivated fruiting cherry trees are grafted onto wild cherry root stocks.
              The Irish Times
              2
              I am especially interested in persimmons, service-berries, wild cherry, mulberry and elderberry.
              Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 194...
              3
              To draw the feathered tribe, I planted alder, wild cherry, and grape-vines.
              The Harvester
              4
              Frequently they are spun on swamp willows, box-elder, maple, or wild cherry.
              Moths of the Limberlost: A Book About Limberlost Cabin
              5
              Do you see the top of that wild cherry tree over yonder?
              The Graymouse Family
              Usage of bird cherry in English
              1
              Perhaps we shall find that our bird cherry (Prunus Pennsylvanica) is best suited for our use.
              The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 / A Weekly ...
              2
              The smell of soap is mixed with the scent of bird cherry trees from outside her open kitchen window.
              The eye of the leopard