wild cherry

Untamed stone fruit

Wild cherry is any of several cherry trees that grow in the wild rather than being cultivated, especially the North American black cherry or the European gean.

The wood is prized for furniture and cabinetry.

Wild cherry also names the tart fruit of these trees, and a flavor meant to evoke it: wild cherry cough drops, wild cherry soda.

tree

prunus

Stone fruit group

deciduous · canopy · leaves · blossom · hardwood · shade · rootstock · timber · forestry · arboretum

fruit

stone fruit

Fruit with pit inside

picking · harvest · preserves · jam · pie · compote · cobbler · clafoutis · antioxidants · tannins

foraging

gathering

Collection of people meeting

woods · forager · bushcraft · edible · woodland · hedgerow · countryside · seasonal · ethnobotany · survival

flavor

syrup

Thick sugar liquid

  • extractConcentrated derived substance
  • liqueurSweetened flavored spirit
  • essenceFundamental nature of something

sweetness · tartness · aroma · confectionery · candy · soda · marzipan · almond · fragrance · infusion

wood

cabinetmaking

Craft of building furniture

polish · stain · varnish · reddish · luster · carving · turning · craftsmanship · millwork · prized

ecology

habitat

Organism's natural environment

native · understory · forest · ecosystem · conservation · songbirds · fauna · pollinator · succession · hedgerow

blossom

bloom

Flower or flourishing state

fragrance · nectar · bees · pollination · ornamental · flowering · delicate · clusters · white · pink

Categories
Opposites
cultivation status

wild cherrysweet cherry

Edible red drupe

Bing cherry · sour cherry

Family

wild, cherry, cherries, black cherry, cherrystone, cherrywood, sour cherry, sweet cherry, ground cherry

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G