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maraschino cherry
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun maraschino cherry has 2 senses
- maraschino cherry(n = noun.plant) marasca, marasca cherry, prunus cerasus marasca - Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur; Array is a kind of prunus cerasus, sour cherry, sour cherry tree
- maraschino cherry(n = noun.food) maraschino - cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur; Array is a kind of confection, sweet
has parts: marasca
CIDE DICTIONARY
maraschino cherry, n.
- A cherry which is colored a deep red and sweetened by cooking in colored syrup, and flavored with maraschino. It is used as a garnish in deserts and cocktails. [PJC]
- The marasca cherry tree. [WordNet 1.5]
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