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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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Dried sour cherries impart a sweet-sour tang to many Middle Eastern dishes and are an excellent foil for fatty meats, so can give a summer twist to a classic duck dish.
Cherries ripe for the picking; Ingredient Of The Week by Birmingham Mail (England)
Each pie, made from scratch and sporting a flaky handwoven butter crust, is packed with four pounds of juicy, ruby red Michigan sour cherries.
COOL STUFF DU JOUR by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Recently at the Olive Press, we have been pouring over a good measure of chilled limoncello - the combination of sour cherries, orange and nuts seem to work exceedingly well, otherwise just serve them on their own, they go fabulously well with a good cup of coffee.
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