cherry tree

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• noun A tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry. The wood of the tree, cherrywood, is also valued in woodworking.

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