black cherry

black cher·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak cher-ee]
- /blæk ˈtʃɛr i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak cher-ee]
- /blæk ˈtʃɛr i/

Definitions of black cherry words

noun black cherry a tree of the species Prunus serotina, having a small fleshy rounded edible fruit containing a hard stone 3
noun black cherry a North American cherry, Prunus serotina, having drooping clusters of fragrant white flowers and bearing a black, sour, edible fruit. 1
noun black cherry the fruit itself. 1
noun black cherry the hard, reddish-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture. 1
noun black cherry Prunus serotina. 0

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Origin of black cherry

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1720-30

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Parts of speech for Black cherry

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black cherry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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