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griotte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cherry noun A small, round stone fruit, usually deep red, that grows on a tree of the genus Prunus.

Senses

griotte is used for these senses in English:

  • cherry The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.
  • griot A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
  • sour cherry Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.
  • sour cherry The fruit of these trees, often used for cooking.

cherry — full definition

  1. noun A small, round stone fruit, usually deep red, that grows on a tree of the genus Prunus.
  2. adj Bright red, the colour of a ripe cherry.
  3. noun Informal: virginity, or someone's first experience of something.

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