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cherry bird
(gcide)
cedar waxwing \ce"dar wax"wing\, n. (Zool.)
a species of chatterer (Bombycilla cedrorum, formerly
Ampelis cedrorum) widely distributed over temperate North
America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called
also cedar bird, cherry bird, Canada robin, and
American waxwing. It is a brownish bird about 7 inches
long, between the size of a robin and a sparrow, has a crest
on the head, a black face mask, and a yellow-tipped tail. The
name comes from the black color of the tips of the wings,
like that of a black sealing wax. They sometimes are seen in
flocks.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Cherry bird
(gcide)
Cherry \Cher"ry\ (ch[e^]r"r[y^]), n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr.
F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L.
cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. keraso`s, perh. fr. ke`ras horn,
from the hardness of the wood.]
1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also
includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony
stone;
(a) The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus), of which
several hundred varieties are cultivated for the
fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart,
black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke
(corrupted from M['e]doc in France).
(b) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black
cherry), valued for its timber; Prunus Virginiana
(choke cherry), an American shrub which bears
astringent fruit; Prunus avium and Prunus Padus,
European trees (bird cherry).
[1913 Webster]

2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors
and flavors.
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3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
used in cabinetmaking, etc.
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4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
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Barbadoes cherry. See under Barbadoes.

Cherry bird (Zool.), an American bird; the cedar bird; --
so called from its fondness for cherries.

Cherry bounce, cherry brandy and sugar.

Cherry brandy, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.


Cherry laurel (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus
Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous
leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.


Cherry pepper (Bot.), a species of Capsicum ({Capsicum
cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant
cherry-shaped fruit.

Cherry pit.
(a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a
hole. --Shak.
(b) A cherry stone.

Cherry rum, rum in which cherries have been steeped.

Cherry sucker (Zool.), the European spotted flycatcher
(Musicapa grisola); -- called also cherry chopper
cherry snipe.

Cherry tree, a tree that bears cherries.

Ground cherry, Winter cherry, See Alkekengi.
[1913 Webster]
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Cherry bird
(gcide)
cedar waxwing \ce"dar wax"wing\, n. (Zool.)
a species of chatterer (Bombycilla cedrorum, formerly
Ampelis cedrorum) widely distributed over temperate North
America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called
also cedar bird, cherry bird, Canada robin, and
American waxwing. It is a brownish bird about 7 inches
long, between the size of a robin and a sparrow, has a crest
on the head, a black face mask, and a yellow-tipped tail. The
name comes from the black color of the tips of the wings,
like that of a black sealing wax. They sometimes are seen in
flocks.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]Cherry \Cher"ry\ (ch[e^]r"r[y^]), n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr.
F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L.
cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. keraso`s, perh. fr. ke`ras horn,
from the hardness of the wood.]
1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also
includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony
stone;
(a) The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus), of which
several hundred varieties are cultivated for the
fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart,
black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke
(corrupted from M['e]doc in France).
(b) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black
cherry), valued for its timber; Prunus Virginiana
(choke cherry), an American shrub which bears
astringent fruit; Prunus avium and Prunus Padus,
European trees (bird cherry).
[1913 Webster]

2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors
and flavors.
[1913 Webster]

3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
used in cabinetmaking, etc.
[1913 Webster]

4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
[1913 Webster]

Barbadoes cherry. See under Barbadoes.

Cherry bird (Zool.), an American bird; the cedar bird; --
so called from its fondness for cherries.

Cherry bounce, cherry brandy and sugar.

Cherry brandy, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.


Cherry laurel (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus
Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous
leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.


Cherry pepper (Bot.), a species of Capsicum ({Capsicum
cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant
cherry-shaped fruit.

Cherry pit.
(a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a
hole. --Shak.
(b) A cherry stone.

Cherry rum, rum in which cherries have been steeped.

Cherry sucker (Zool.), the European spotted flycatcher
(Musicapa grisola); -- called also cherry chopper
cherry snipe.

Cherry tree, a tree that bears cherries.

Ground cherry, Winter cherry, See Alkekengi.
[1913 Webster]

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