Topic: COLOURS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old North French |
| Origin: | cherise (taken as plural), from Late Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasus 'cherry tree', from Greek kerasos |
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cher‧ry S3
plural cherries
plural cherries1 [countable]HBP a small round red or black fruit with a long thin stem and a stone in the middle : 
a bunch of cherriescherry pie
a bunch of cherriescherry pie2
a) [countable] also cherry tree the tree on which this fruit grows
b) [uncountable] also cherrywoodTI the wood of this tree, used for making furniture
3CC [uncountable] also cherry red a bright red colour
—cherry adjective
