MARASCHINO CHERRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does maraschino cherry mean? 

• MARASCHINO CHERRY (noun)
  The noun MARASCHINO CHERRY has 2 senses:

1. Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur

2. cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur

  Familiarity information: MARASCHINO CHERRY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARASCHINO CHERRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

marasca; marasca cherry; maraschino cherry; Prunus cerasus marasca

Hypernyms ("maraschino cherry" is a kind of...):

Prunus cerasus; sour cherry; sour cherry tree (rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "maraschino cherry"):

marasca (small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

maraschino; maraschino cherry

Hypernyms ("maraschino cherry" is a kind of...):

confection; sweet (a food rich in sugar)