Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cherry tree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: cher-ry tree
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry, and the wood of the tree, cherrywood, used in woodworking.

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A neighbourhood of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States.

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A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States.

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A borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Etymology

From Middle English cherietree, cheritree, chery-tre, cherytre, chiri tre, chiritre, chyrytree.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cherietree

Inflected Forms

cherry trees (plural) cherry-tree (alternative, archaic)

Synonyms

cherry

Questions

What does cherry tree mean?: A tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry, and the wood of the tree, cherrywood, used in woodworking.
Where does cherry tree come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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