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cherry vs flowering cherry

flowering cherry vs cherry

cherry and flowering cherry both are nouns.

cherry is an adjective but flowering cherry is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cherry Yes Yes No No
flowering cherry Yes No No No
As nouns, flowering cherry is a hyponym of cherry; that is, flowering cherry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cherry:
  • cherry: any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
  • flowering cherry: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms
cherry (noun) flowering cherry (noun)
a red the color of ripe cherries any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms
a red fruit with a single hard stone
any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
cherry (adjective) flowering cherry (adjective)
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Difference between cherry and flowering cherry

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