Noun: sweet cherry sweet che-ree
- Large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation
"They planted several sweet cherry trees in their orchard";
- Prunus avium
- Any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh
"He popped a sweet cherry into his mouth, savouring its rich flavour";
- black cherry
Derived forms: sweet cherries
Type of: cherry, cherry tree
Encyclopedia: Sweet cherry