Cerasus may refer to:

Plants and fruits

* ''Cerasus'', ** a dated synonym of the genus ''

Prunus ''Prunus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs from the family (biology), family Rosaceae. The genus includes plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds (collectively Drupe, stonefruit). The genus has a cosm ...

'' ** a subgenus of the genus ''Prunus'', see ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus'' * ''

Prunus cerasus ''Prunus cerasus'' (sour cherry, tart cherry, or dwarf cherry) is an Old World species of ''Prunus'' in the subgenus ''Prunus subg. Cerasus, Cerasus'' (cherries). It has two main groups of cultivars: the dark-red Morello cherry and the lighter- ...

'' (sour cherry), a species of ''Prunus'' in the subgenus ''Cerasus'' *

Cherry A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet '' Prunus avium'' and the sour '' Prunus cerasus''. The na ...

, some of which are members of ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''

Places

Κερασοῦς, towns on the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor: * Cerasus (near Trapezus), near Vakfıkebir *

Giresun Giresun () is a city in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon. It is the seat of Giresun Province and Giresun District.