a tree or shrub of the genus prunus (which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone;-the common garden cherry (prunus cerasus), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, may-duke (corrupted from medoc in france).-the wild cherry; as, prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; p. virginiana (choke cherry), an american shrub which bears astringent fruit; p. avium and p. padus, european trees (bird cherry).-the fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors.-the timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc.-a peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.-like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.