English
bird cherry
Noun

bird cherry

  1. A cherry tree, Prunus padus, native to northern Eurasia.
  2. Any of several species of cherry trees sometimes grouped in the subgenus Prunus subg. Padus or section Prunus sect. Laurocerasus of Prunus subg. Cerasus.
    1. Prunus buergeriana (Japanese bird cherry), of eastern Asia.
    2. Prunus cornuta (Himalayan bird cherry).
    3. Prunus grayana (Gray's bird cherry), of Japan.
    4. Prunus padus var. commutata (Asian bird cherry), of eastern Asia.
    5. Prunus pensylvanica of North America (vernacular names: bird cherry, fire cherry, pin cherry, and red cherry).
    6. Prunus ssiori (Hokkaido bird cherry).
  3. A berry (fruit) produced by these trees.
  4. (rare) Sweet cherry, Prunus avium.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: merisier à grappes
  • German: Traubenkirsche, Ahlkirsche, Elsenkirsche, Sumpfkirsche, Faulkirsche, Vogelkirsche
  • Portuguese: azereiro-dos-danados
  • Russian: черёмуха
Translations
  • Russian: черёмуха


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