cherry

any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus Prunus) of the rose family that bear pale yellow to deep red or blackish smooth-skinned drupes enclosing a smooth seed and that include some cultivated for their fruits or ornamental flowers. the fruit of a cherry. the reddish-brown wood of a cherry. a variable color averaging a moderate red. HYMEN. VIRGINITY. the burning end of a lit cigarette or cigar.