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Definition of Oriental cherry
1. Noun. Ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms.
Exact synonyms: Japanese Cherry, Japanese Flowering Cherry, Prunus Serrulata
Generic synonyms: Flowering Cherry
Generic synonyms: Flowering Cherry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oriental Cherry
Literary usage of Oriental cherry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1870)
"GRANT DUFF had to make two bites of his oriental cherry, and take the second half
in the evening ; and, somehow, Members contrived to interest themselves on ..."
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