cherrystone

== English == === Etymology === From cherry +‎ stone. The name of the clam came from a fancied resemblance to a cherry's stone. The fancied resemblance is in shape, color, and sheen, not in size; the clams are several inches across. === Noun === cherrystone (plural cherrystones) (used as a size classification by fish merchants) Ellipsis of cherrystone clam, a hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) that has grown to a size within a certain range, being larger than a countneck, littleneck or topneck but smaller than a quahog. Hypernyms: hard clam, round clam, quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria < clam < mollusk < invertebrate < animal < organism Coordinate terms: countneck, peanut, littleneck, topneck, quahog Alternative spelling of cherry stone. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)