cherry

adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent

of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

[syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine},

{cerise}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red},

{scarlet}]

n 1: wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black

cherry

2: any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy

round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a

valuable hardwood [syn: {cherry tree}]

3: fruit with a single hard stone

4: a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: {cerise}, {cherry red}]