Definition of Prunus japonica

1. Noun. Woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms.

Exact synonyms: Flowering Almond, Oriental Bush Cherry
Generic synonyms: Almond Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Japonica

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
Prunus insititia
Prunus japonica
Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus lyonii
Prunus maritima
Prunus mexicana
Prunus mume
Prunus nigra
Prunus padus
Prunus pensylvanica
Prunus persica
Prunus persica nectarina
Prunus pumila
Prunus pumilla susquehanae
Prunus salicina
Prunus serotina

Literary usage of Prunus japonica

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

1. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"... the prunus japonica of Ker, and of the Hammersmith and other nurseries, may be known in the winter season by the light green or greyish colour of the ..."

2. Trees and Shrubs: An Abridgment of the Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum by John Claudius Loudon (1875)
"The other, C. si- nensis described below, the prunus japonica of Ker, and of the Hammersmith and other nurseries, may be known in the winter season by the ..."

3. A Text-book of Plant Diseases Caused by Cryptogamic Parasites by George Massee (1907)
"... OF prunus japonica (Cladosporium epiphyllum, Fr.) During two successive seasons a considerable number of examples of the beautiful flowering shrub, ..."

4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"... *prunus japonica and *P. glandulosa (Cherry - Almonds; sometimes known as "flowering almonds"). —*communis: P. communis (Almond). ..."

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