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Cherry
·noun A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. II. Cherry ·noun The fruit of the cherry tree...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
cherry, native
n. an Australian tree, Exocarpus cupressiformis, R. Br., N.O. Santalaceae. 1801. `History of New S...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Bird cherry
·- A shrub (Prunus Padus ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Bob-cherry
·noun A play among children, in which a cherry, hung so as to bob against the mouth, is to be caught...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Cherry, Andrew
(1762-1812) Dramatist, s. of a bookseller at Limerick, was a successful actor, and managed theatres...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
brush-cherry
n. an Australian tree, Trochocarpa laurina, R. Br., and Eugeniamyrtifolia, Simms. Called also Brush...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
cherry-picker
n. bird-name. See quotation. 1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol. iv. p. 70: « Melithreptus...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
native cherry
n. See cherry. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
winter cherry
n. See balloon vine. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
choke-cherry
The popular name of the prunus Virginiana, so called from its astringent properties. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
cherry-coloured cat
A black cat, there being black cherries as well as red. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
cherry, herbert river
n. a Queensland tree, Antidesma dallachyanum, Baill., N.O. Euphorbiaceae.The fruit is equal to a la...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris