marasca is a small bitter cherry from which maraschino is made, the cherry seems to have adopted the name of the liqueur.
Noun 1. maraschino - distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherriesmaraschino - distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
maraschino liqueur
cordial, liqueur - strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
marasca - small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made