Etymology Greek kerosos, a cherry tree, from keras, a horn. Noun cherry (plural: cherries) a small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. a tree or shrub that bears cherries. the wood of a cherry tree. a bright red colour Scientific names Prunus avium Prunus cerasus Adjective cherry containing or having the taste of cherries. of a bright red colour. Translations Arabic: كرز (krz) Breton: kerez collective noun kerezenn singular f (1), kerezenn f -ed pl (2), kerezeg f -i / -où pl (3) Catalan: cirera f Chinese: 樱桃 Dutch: kers f, kriek f Esperanto: ĉerizo French: cerise f German: Kirsche f Greek: (kerase) Interlingua: ceresia Italian: ciliegia Japanese: チェリー Korean: 버찌 (boecchi) Latin: cerasum Norwegian: kirsebær Portuguese: cereja f Romanian: cireaşă f (sweet cherry), vişină f (sour cherry), vişiniu (color) Russian: вишня f (sour cherry), черешня f (sweet cherry), вишневый (color) Spanish: cereza f Swedish: körsbär (1), körsbärsträd (2), körsbärsträ (3) Volapük: cel See also Appendix:Colours