transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈcher-ē, ˈche-rē ]
noun
( plural cherries )
Etymology: Middle English chery, from Anglo-French cherise, cirice (taken as a plural), from Late Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasus cherry tree, from Greek kerasos
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus Prunus ) of the rose family that bear pale yellow to deep red or blackish smooth-skinned drupes enclosing a smooth seed and that include some cultivated for their fruits or ornamental flowers — compare sour cherry , sweet cherry
b. : the fruit of a cherry
c. : the reddish-brown wood of a cherry ; especially : black cherry 2
2. : a variable color averaging a moderate red
3.
a. : hymen
b. : virginity
• cher·ry·like -ˌlīk adjective