The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bird cherry \Bird" cher`ry\ (Bot.) A shrub ( Prunus Padus ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A cherry tree, ''Prunus padus'', native to the northern Eurasia. 2 Any of several of the species of cherry trees sometimes grouped in the subgenus (taxlink Prunus subg. Padus subgenus noshow=1) or section (taxlink Prunus sect. Laurocerasus section noshow=1) of ''Prunus subg. Cerasus'' 3 # (taxlink Prunus buergeriana species noshow=1) ((vern: Japanese bird cherry)), of eastern Asia 4 # (taxlink Prunus cornuta species noshow=1) ((vern: Himalayan bird cherry)) 5 # (taxlink Prunus grayana species noshow=1) ((vern: Gray's bird cherry)), of Japan 6 # (taxlink Prunus padus var. commutata species noshow=1) ((vern: Asian bird cherry)), of eastern Asia 7 # (taxlink Prunus ssiori species noshow=1) ((vern: Hokkaido bird cherry)) 8 ''Prunus avium'' 9 A berry (fruit) produced by these trees.
WordNet
n. any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds [syn: bird cherry tree]
Wikipedia
Bird cherry is a common name for the European plant Prunus padus.
Bird cherry may also refer to:
- Prunus subg. Padus, a group of species closely related to Prunus padus
- Prunus avium, the cultivated cherry, with the Latin epithet "avium" meaning "bird"
- Prunus pensylvanica, native to North America
Usage examples of "bird cherry".
Probably the original European bird cherry or some close relative, the tiny plums also seemed to be wild.
Bryan ate a cherry, putting the large pit neatly into an empty dish and noting that the flesh was meager but sweet Probably the original European bird cherry or some close relative, he tiny plums also seemed to be wild.
He entered a forest of mingled birch, mountain ash, bird cherry, and a kind of poplar.