BLACK CHERRY FRUIT FLY

Meaning of BLACK CHERRY FRUIT FLY in English

noun

: a small black fruit fly ( Rhagoletis fausta ) having a larva that burrows in and feeds on the fruit of native and cultivated cherries in western No. America — compare apple maggot

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FRUIT — I In its strict botanical sense, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary (enlarged portion of the pistil ) of a …
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FLY — I In general, almost any small flying insect. In entomology, the term refers specifically to the approximately 85,000 species of …
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CHERRY — Any of various trees of the genus Prunus and their edible fruits. Most are native to the Northern Hemisphere, where …
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BLACK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) black eyed pea black lead black legged kittiwake Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement …
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FRUIT — I. ˈfrüt, usu -üd.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fructus …
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CHERRY — I. ˈcherē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English chery, modification of Old North French cherise (taken as a …
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BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah …
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CHERRY — (a.) Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
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CHERRY — (n.) The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc.
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CHERRY — (n.) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American …
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CHERRY — ( n. ) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHERRY — ( n. ) The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc.
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CHERRY — ( a. ) Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
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FRUIT — — fruitlike , adj. /frooht/ , n. , pl. fruits , ( esp. collectively ) fruit , v. n. 1. …
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CHERRY — — cherrylike , adj. /cher"ee/ , n. , pl. cherries , adj. n. 1. the fruit of any of various …
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BLACK — — blackish , adj. — blackishly , adv. — blackishness , n. /blak/ , adj., blacker, blackest , n., v., …
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FRUIT — I. ˈfrüt noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from frut, fruit, from Latin fructus fruit, use, from frui to …
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FLY — I. ˈflī verb ( flew ˈflü ; flown ˈflōn ; fly·ing ) Etymology: Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan; …
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BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah black, and probably …
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CHERRY — noun ( plural cherries ) Etymology: Middle English chery, from Anglo-French cherise, cirice (taken as a plural), from Late Latin …
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FRUIT — vi to bear fruit. 2. fruit ·vt the produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of …
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CHERRY — noun a peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. 2. cherry ·noun the fruit of the cherry tree, …
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BLACK — noun a black pigment or dye. 2. black ·noun a stain; a spot; a smooch. 3. black ·noun a black …
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FRUIT — [fruit] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OF, fr. L fructus fruit, use, fr. frui to enjoy, have the use of--more …
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FLY — [fly] vb flew ; flown ; fly.ing [ME flien, fr. OE fleogan; akin to OHG fliogan to fly and prob. …
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CHERRY — [cher.ry] n, pl cherries [ME chery, fr. ONF cherise (taken as a plural), fr. LL ceresia, fr. L cerasus cherry …
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BLACK — [black] adj [ME blak, fr. OE blaec; akin to OHG blah black, and prob. to L flagrare to burn, Gk …
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FRUIT — in its strict botanical sense, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds. Thus, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHERRY — any of various trees belonging to species of Prunus and their edible fruits. Most cherry species are native to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FRUIT — fruit BrE AmE fruːt ▷ fruited ˈfruːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈfruːt̬ əd ▷ fruiting ˈfruːt ɪŋ AmE ˈfruːt̬ ɪŋ ▷ …
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BLACK — black, Black BrE AmE blæk ▷ blacked blækt ▷ blacker ˈblæk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ blackest ˈblæk …
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FRUIT — / fruːt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] the part of a plant …
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FLY — / flaɪ; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( flies , fly·ing , flew / fluː; NAmE …
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CHERRY — / ˈtʃeri; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] a small soft …
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BLACK — / blæk; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( black·er , black·est ) COLOUR 1. having the …
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FRUIT — I. fruit 1 S2 W3 /fruːt/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fruit or fruits ) [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLY — I. fly 1 S2 W2 /flaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense flew /fluː/, past participle flown /fləʊn $ floʊn/) …
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CHERRY — cher ‧ ry S3 /ˈtʃeri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural cherries ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old North French …
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BLACK — I. black 1 S1 W1 /blæk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative blacker , superlative blackest ) [ Language: Old English …
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FRUIT — n. & v. --n. 1 a the usu. sweet and fleshy edible product of a plant or tree, containing seed. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
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FLY — v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
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CHERRY — n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a small soft round stone-fruit. b any of several trees of the …
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BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
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FRUIT — n. & v. n. 1 a the usu. sweet and fleshy edible product of a plant or tree, containing seed. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
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FLY — v. & n. v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
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CHERRY — n. & adj. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a small soft round stone-fruit. b any of several trees of the …
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BLACK — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
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FRUIT — n. & v. --n. 1. a the usu. sweet and fleshy edible product of a plant or tree, containing seed. …
Oxford English vocab
FLY — 1. v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1. intr. move through the air under control, esp. …
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CHERRY — n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a small soft round stone-fruit. b any of several trees of the …
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BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
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FRUIT — ( fruit, or fruits, fruits, fruiting, fruited) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY — ( flies, flying, flew, flown) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
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CHERRY — ( cherries) 1. Cherries are small, round fruit with red skins. N-COUNT 2. A cherry or a cherry tree is …
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BLACK — ( blacker, blackest, blacks, blacking, blacked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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FRUIT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fruit basket (= containing fruits ) ▪ He had a fruit basket sent …
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FLY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball flies/sails ▪ The ball flew over the goalkeeper’s head and into the …
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CHERRY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cherry/peach/apple etc tree ▪ We planted a peach tree in the backyard. ▪ the …
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