maraschino cherry

Other forms: maraschino cherries

Definitions of maraschino cherry
  1. noun
    Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur
    synonyms: Prunus cerasus marasca, marasca, marasca cherry
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    type of:
    Prunus cerasus, sour cherry, sour cherry tree
    rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit
  2. noun
    cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur
    synonyms: maraschino
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    type of:
    confection, sweet
    a food rich in sugar
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