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cherrystone

/cher-ee-stohn/US // ˈtʃɛr iˌstoʊn //

樱桃石,珍珠石,珍珠岩,樱桃岩

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the one-seeded smooth stone of the cherry.
    • : the quahog, Venus mercenaria, when larger than a littleneck.

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Examples

  • Mr. Neale kindly offered to meet me at Cherrystone landing and take me to his house, but I shall decline in your favour.

  • This when cracked held a cherrystone, inside the cherrystone was a grain of wheat, and in the wheat a millet-seed.