Cherry
The
cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus
Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species such as cultivars of the sweet cherry,
Prunus avium. The name 'cherry' also refers to the cherry tree, and is sometimes applied to almonds and visually similar flowering trees in the genus
Prunus, as in "ornamental cherry", "cherry blossom", etc.
Wild Cherry may refer to any of the cherry species growing outside of cultivation, although
Prunus avium is often referred to specifically by the name "wild cherry" in the British Isles.