noun
Rainier
noun
1
A sweet hybrid cherry with thin, pale-yellow skin blushed with red and creamy yellow flesh.
"The farmers' market stall was selling Rainier cherries for twice the price of regular sweet cherries."
"She packed a bag of Rainier cherries for the picnic because they bruise less than the dark red kind."
How to Use Rainier
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA pale yellow-and-red variety of cherry, known for being sweeter and less tart than the common dark cherry.
Common mistake
Capitalize "Rainier" when referring to the cherry cultivar, since it comes from a proper name.
Word Forms
Rainiers plural, Rainiers plural
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Etymology
Named after Mount Rainier in Washington State, itself named by a British naval officer after Rear Admiral Peter Rainier.