sour cherry

/ˌsaʊər ˌtʃɛri/

Other forms: sour cherries

Definitions of sour cherry

1. noun

   rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit
   synonyms: Prunus cerasus, 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
2. noun

   Australian tree with sour red fruit
   synonyms: Eugenia corynantha

   type of:

   fruit tree

   tree bearing edible fruit
3. noun

   acid cherries used for pies and preserves
   types:

   amarelle

   pale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless juice

   morello

   cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice

   type of:

   cherry

   a red fruit with a single hard stone