Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor

Etymologies

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cherry +‎ -like

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Examples

  • A "bean" is really the fermented seed of a cherrylike shrub, and if coffee is roasted carefully and brewed correctly, you can taste the flower and the fruit.

    NYT > Home Page By OLIVER STRAND 2011

  • A "bean" is really the fermented seed of a cherrylike shrub, and if coffee is roasted carefully and brewed correctly, you can taste the flower and the fruit.

    NYT > Home Page By OLIVER STRAND 2011

  • The only person who gets outraged at this is the pie maker and he’s doing it because he doesn’t want to have to say that he has ‘cherrylike’ pie instead of ‘cherry’ pie.

    From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor Jerry Della Femina 2010

  • The only person who gets outraged at this is the pie maker and he’s doing it because he doesn’t want to have to say that he has ‘cherrylike’ pie instead of ‘cherry’ pie.

    From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor Jerry Della Femina 2010

  • The only person who gets outraged at this is the pie maker and he’s doing it because he doesn’t want to have to say that he has ‘cherrylike’ pie instead of ‘cherry’ pie.

    From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor Jerry Della Femina 2010

  • The only person who gets outraged at this is the pie maker and he’s doing it because he doesn’t want to have to say that he has ‘cherrylike’ pie instead of ‘cherry’ pie.

    From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor Jerry Della Femina 2010

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