Definition of Prunus besseyi

1. Noun. Dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit.

Exact synonyms: Rocky Mountains Cherry, Western Sand Cherry
Group relationships: Genus Prunus, Prunus
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Besseyi

Prumnopitys andina
Prumnopitys elegans
Prumnopitys ferruginea
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
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

Literary usage of Prunus besseyi

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

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Koehne). What other botanical forms may be in cult, as flowering almond needs to be determined. 3232. Western sand cherry.—prunus besseyi (XH). No. 37. ..."

2. Sketch of the Evolution of Our Native Fruits by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1898)
"38), and the western dwarf cherry (prunus besseyi, Fig. 39). The history of this dwarf cherry group was first written by the present author less than four ..."

3. The Principles of Fruit-growing, with Applications to Practice by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Sand cherry, prunus besseyi. Peach and nectarine, Prunus Persica. Apricot, Prunus armeniaca. Japan apricot, Prunus Mume. Purple apricot, Prunus dasycarpa. ..."

4. The Principles of Fruit-growing by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1897)
"Sand cherry, prunus besseyi. Peach and nectarine, Prunus Persia:. Apricot, Prunus Armeniaca. Japan apricot, Prunus Mume. ..."

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