Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cherry_stone

1 sense of cherry stone

Sense 1
cherry stone -- (the stone seed of a cherry)
       => stone, pit, endocarp -- (the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking")


2 senses of cherrystone

Sense 1
cherrystone, cherrystone clam -- (small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino)
       => quahaug, quahog, hard-shell clam, round clam -- (Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes)

Sense 2
cherrystone, cherrystone clam -- (a half-grown quahog)
       => quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, hard clam, round clam, Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria -- (an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians)