Noun: maraschino cherry ,mer-u'shee-now'che-ree [N. Amer], ,ma-ru'shee-now'che-ree [Brit]
- Cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur
"He garnished the cocktail with a maraschino cherry";
- maraschino
- Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur
"The maraschino cherry trees of Croatia are used to make the famous liqueur";
- marasca, marasca cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca
Derived forms: maraschino cherries
Type of: confection, Prunus cerasus, sour cherry, sour cherry tree, sweet
Encyclopedia: Maraschino cherry