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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A variety of cultivated cherry (Prunus cerasus var. austera), having a dark skin
2. 2
   cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice wordnet
3. 3
   any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

morelprunus cerasus austera

Etymology

Probably an alteration of morel with Italian -ello substituted for the ending, perhaps after Italian morello (“dark-coloured”).

Related phrases

prunus cerasus

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