Definition of "cherry-tree" [cherry-tree]

• A tree producing cherries. See cherry. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "For others, the sanctimonious cherry-tree killer invented by Mason Weems comes to mind, a miniature version of the wise and solemn man he would become."
• "Just back from picking some meat from the cherry-tree, this was a real katharsis."
• "The Presidents 'Day holiday was officially established in 1885 to honor George Washington, the apocryphal cherry-tree chopper, Revolutionary general, and first U.S. president whose visage graces the ever-iconic U.S. one dollar bill."