| Noun | 1. | Prunus virginiana - a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birdsgenus Prunus, Prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions cherry tree, cherry - any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood | |