Morello (Noun)
Meaning 1
Cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Meaning 2
Any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The morello cherry tree is often used for baking pies due to its naturally tart flavor and rich, dark juice.
- The gardener decided to plant a morello cherry tree in the backyard to add a pop of color with its dark-skinned fruit.
- In the United Kingdom, morello cherries are traditionally used to make cherry jam and preserves.
- The farmer's market offered an assortment of morello cherries that customers could use for cooking and baking.
- A single morello cherry tree was enough to provide a small family with an annual supply of tart cherries for years to come.