bird cherry

bird cher·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [burd cher-ee]
- /bɜrd ˈtʃɛr i/
- /bɜːd ˈtʃer.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [burd cher-ee]
- /bɜrd ˈtʃɛr i/

Definitions of bird cherry words

noun bird cherry a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Prunus padus, with clusters of white flowers and small black fruits 3
noun bird cherry any of several species of cherry, especially Prunus padus (European bird cherry) of Europe and Asia, and P. pensylvanica (pin cherry) of the U.S. 1
noun bird cherry the fruit of any such tree, for which birds have a particular liking. 1
noun bird cherry A cherry tree, Prunus padus, native to the northern Eurasia. 0
noun bird cherry Any of several of the species of cherry trees sometimes grouped in the subgenus Prunus subg. Padus or section Prunus sect. Laurocerasus of Prunus subg. Cerasus. 0
noun bird cherry Prunus avium. 0

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Origin of bird cherry

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

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Parts of speech for Bird cherry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bird cherry

bird cherry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bird cherry usage trend in Literature

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