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Meanings of cherry in English

Portuguese
cereja
Catalan
cirera

A red the color of ripe cherries.

        cereja
        Portuguese
        cerejeira
        Catalan
        cirerer
        Spanish
        cerasus

        Any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood.

              cerejeira

              Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.

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                  Wood of the cherry tree.

                        Usage of cherry in English
                        1
                        The boy pointed in the direction of the cottage under the cherry-tree.
                        A Book of Quaker Saints
                        2
                        I made a gulp; and the cherry stuck fast in my throat.
                        The Irrational Knot / Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
                        3
                        The plum-blossom appears in February, and the cherry-blossom in April or May.
                        Peeps at Many Lands: Japan
                        4
                        The cherry on top, so to speak, would be a victory today.
                        The Irish Times
                        5
                        Thanks to scoring, the first Have cherry-picks the good risks with efficiency.
                        Numbers rule your world: the hidden influence of probabilities a...
                        6
                        Els was given a second bite at the cherry, so to speak.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        In this garden the muse of Andrew Marvell blossomed like the cherry-tree.
                        Andrew Marvell
                        8
                        They should avoid cherry picking the evidence or manufacturing politically amenable views.
                        The Guardian
                        9
                        At best, there's anecdotal evidence, the cherry-picking of evidence and statistical errors.
                        Wired
                        10
                        And the smile on the cherry lips of the slightly open mouth.
                        Barbara Blomberg — Volume 09
                        11
                        Orange-or cherry-flavored liqueurs, such as Grand Marnier or kirsch, are especially good.
                        The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
                        12
                        She said, A cherry Coke if you please, and he went inside.
                        Hemlock Grove
                        13
                        But the company didn't just attract creatives, it also cherry-picked established shows.
                        The Guardian
                        14
                        As climate scientist Steven Sherwood described it, The report is standard cherry-picking.
                        The Guardian
                        15
                        I do it every year at the height of the cherry blossoms.
                        Memoirs of a geisha: a novel
                        16
                        The cherry-tree path attracted the eyes of the men against their will.
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                        Translations for cherry
                        Portuguese
                        cerejacerejeira
                        Spanish
                        cerasus
                        Cherry through the time
                        Cherry across language varieties
                        South Africa
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
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