Merise (noun) (archaic)
me-riz
A small bitter black cherry, the fruit of a variety of the gean, Prunus avium; the tree that bears this fruit.
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Charles Cotton (1630–1687), poet and translator. From French merise, probably a variant (with eleision of the initial vowel) of an unattested form *amerise, blend of amer bitter and cerise cherry.
Example sentences
“The merise cherries, particularly tart without sugar.”
