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A cherry is a small, round fruit with a pit in the center that grows on trees and typically has a red or dark color when ripe. Cherries are widely eaten fresh or used in cooking and baking, making them a common and popular fruit in many parts of the world.

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Botany
True cherries
Bush cherries
Bird cherries, cherry laurels, and other racemose cherries
Etymology
Antiquity
Cultivation
Growing season
Pests and diseases
Cultivars
Production
Middle East
Europe
North America
Australia
Nutritional value
Health risks
Other uses
See also
References
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A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).

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