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cherry

Any of a group of fruit-bearing trees distinguished from plums and apricots by their fruits, which are round and smooth and not covered with a bloom. They are cultivated in temperate regions with warm summers and grow best in deep fertile soil. (Genus Prunus, family Rosaceae.)

Most cultivated cherries come from Europe. The common chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) is a widespread wild cherry tree of the US.



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