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bird cherry

1. Any of several cherry trees, especially the Eurasian Prunus padus, having clusters of white flowers and small black bitter fruits.

2. The fruit of any of these trees.

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bird cherry

(Plants) a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Prunus padus, with clusters of white flowers and small black fruits. See also cherry¹

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bird cherry - any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds

bird cherry tree

wild cherry tree, wild cherry - an uncultivated cherry tree

common bird cherry, European bird cherry, hagberry tree, Prunus padus - small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry

pin cherry, Prunus pensylvanica - small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit

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