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Definition of Genus Prunus
1. Noun. A genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Rosaceae, Rosaceae, Rose Family
Member holonyms: Plum, Plum Tree, Plumcot, Plumcot Tree, Apricot, Apricot Tree, Common Apricot, Prunus Armeniaca, Black Apricot, Prunus Dasycarpa, Purple Apricot, Cherry, Cherry Tree, Prunus Besseyi, Rocky Mountains Cherry, Western Sand Cherry, Cherry Laurel, Laurel Cherry, Mock Orange, Prunus Caroliniana, Wild Orange, Almond Tree, Cherry Laurel, Laurel Cherry, Prunus Laurocerasus, Common Bird Cherry, European Bird Cherry, Hagberry Tree, Prunus Padus, Peach, Peach Tree, Prunus Persica, Nectarine, Nectarine Tree, Prunus Persica Nectarina, Prunus Cuneata, Prunus Pumila, Prunus Pumilla Susquehanae, Prunus Susquehanae, Sand Cherry, Blackthorn, Prunus Spinosa, Sloe, Chokecherry, Chokecherry Tree, Prunus Virginiana
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Prunus
Literary usage of Genus Prunus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1906)
"There can be no question as to the identity of the Maryland specimen with those
figured by Knowlton, but the reference to the genus Prunus is more than ..."
2. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"genus Prunus PRUNUS (the old Roman name for the Plum-tree). ... The genus Prunus
includes some of the most anciently cultivated of plants. ..."
3. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1906)
"There can be no question as to the identity of the Maryland specimen with those
figured by Knowlton, but the reference to the genus Prunus is more than ..."
4. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1904)
"Self sterility in the genus Prunus is very marked indeed in some of the species
... This condition is not confined to the genus Prunus alone, for Waite (19) ..."
5. Horticulture for Schools by Arnold Valentine Stubenrauch, Milo Nelson Wood, Charles Junius Booth (1922)
"Different species of the same genus commonly, though not always, unite successfully;
for example, in the genus Prunus, the peach (species name Persica) can ..."
6. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1908)
"Several classes that were at one time considered as separate genera are now
included in the genus Prunus, which was formerly limited to the Plum family. ..."
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