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cherry

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈtʃer.i/

Definition

B2 a small, round, soft red or black fruit with a single hard seed in the middle, or the tree on which the fruit growsFruit TreesTypes of fruit
(Definition of cherry noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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