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(Encyclopedia)cherry, name for several species of trees or shrubs of the genus Prunus (a few are sometimes classed as Padus) of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for their fruits. The small, round red to black ...cornelian cherry
(Encyclopedia)cornelian cherry: see dogwood.Cherry Hill
(Encyclopedia)Cherry Hill, township (2020 pop. 74,553), Camden co., W central N.J.; name was changed from Delaware township to Cherry Hill in 1961. Largely residentia...Jerusalem cherry
(Encyclopedia)Jerusalem cherry: see nightshade. ...barbados cherry
(Encyclopedia)barbados cherry: see acerola.Japanese flowering cherry
(Encyclopedia)Japanese flowering cherry, any of a variety of flowering cherry species native to East Asia. ...chokecherry
(Encyclopedia)chokecherry: see cherry.Giresun
(Encyclopedia)Giresun gērĕso͞onˈ [key], city, capital of Giresun prov., NE Turkey, a port on the Black Sea. ...acerola
(Encyclopedia)acerola ăsˌərōˈlə [key] or barbados cherry, the edible fruit of Malpighia glabra, of the genera Bunchiosa and Malpighia of the family Malpighiaceae. The fleshy red stone fruits, about the size o...Grand Traverse Bay
(Encyclopedia)Grand Traverse Bay, arm of Lake Michigan, 32 mi (52 km) long and 10 mi (16 km) wide, W central Mich. The bay is known for its fishing and boating. The surrounding area is an important cherry-growing a...Browse by Subject
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