Prunus cerasus

Definitions of Prunus cerasus

1. noun

   rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit
   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