Definition of Prunus cerasifera

1. Noun. Small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit.

Exact synonyms: Cherry Plum, Myrobalan, Myrobalan Plum
Generic synonyms: Plum, Plum Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Cerasifera

Prumnopitys taxifolia
Prunella
Prunella modularis
Prunella vulgaris
Prunellidae
Prunus
Prunus alleghaniensis
Prunus americana
Prunus amygdalus
Prunus angustifolia
Prunus armeniaca
Prunus avium
Prunus besseyi
Prunus capuli
Prunus caroliniana
Prunus cerasifera (current term)
Prunus cerasus
Prunus cerasus austera
Prunus cerasus caproniana
Prunus cerasus marasca
Prunus cuneata
Prunus dasycarpa
Prunus demissa
Prunus domestica
Prunus domestica insititia
Prunus dulcis
Prunus dulcis amara
Prunus glandulosa
Prunus ilicifolia
Prunus incisa

Literary usage of Prunus cerasifera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report (1893)
"In 1789, Ehrhart* described it as a distinct species under the name Prunus cerasifera or "cherry- bearing plum," and said distinctly that it is a native of ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"The Myrobalan or cherry-plum type, Prunus cerasifera. Native to southeastern Europe or southwestern Asia. The seedlings are much used for stocks upon which ..."

3. The Principles of Fruit-growing, with Applications to Practice by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Cherry and myrobalan plum, Prunus cerasifera. Japan plum, Prunus triflora. American plum, Prunus americana. Canada plum, Prunus nigra. ..."

4. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"Sugar. Malpighia saccharina. Tamarind. Dialium Indicum. Weeping. Prunus cerasifera. Wild, British. Prunus communis. Wild, of the Cape of Good Hope. ..."

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