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winter cherry

win·ter cher·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [win-ter cher-ee]
    • /ˈwɪn tər ˈtʃɛr i/
    • /ˈwɪntə(r) ˈtʃer.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [win-ter cher-ee]
    • /ˈwɪn tər ˈtʃɛr i/

Definitions of winter cherry words

  • noun winter cherry Also called Chinese lantern plant. a Eurasian ground cherry, Physalis alkekengi, of the nightshade family, bearing fruit enclosed in a showy, orange-red, inflated calyx. 1
  • noun winter cherry the red, berrylike fruit of this plant. 1
  • noun winter cherry a Eurasian solanaceous plant, Physalis alkekengi, cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx 0
  • noun winter cherry the calyx of this plant 0
  • noun winter cherry bladder cherry or Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi). 0
  • noun winter cherry other species of Physalis. 0
See all 8 definitions of winter cherry

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Origin of winter cherry

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50

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Parts of speech for Winter cherry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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winter cherry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% 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.

winter cherry usage trend in Literature

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