Prunus cerasus

Synonyms:

sour cherry, sour cherry tree

Types:

Prunus cerasus caproniana, amarelle

any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice

Prunus cerasus austera, morello

any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice

Prunus cerasus marasca, marasca, marasca cherry, maraschino cherry

Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur

Type of:

cherry, cherry tree

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