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Definition of 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
Definition of Prunus
1. n. A genus of trees with perigynous rosaceous flowers, and a single two-ovuled carpel which usually becomes a drupe in ripening.
Definition of Prunus
1. Noun. (ceramics) A type of traditional decoration on porcelain that depicts the leaves and branches of the Chinese plum, ''Prunus mume'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prunus
1. a flowering tree [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus
Literary usage of Prunus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1848)
"Ph. US PRUNIER, Prunus domestica—p. Sauvage, Prunus spinosa. ... The fruit of
this tree is used like the damson. Prunus ..."
2. The Principles of Fruit-growing, with Applications to Practice by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"SUBCLASS 2. Drupaceous or stone-fruits. Common plum, Prunus domestica. ...
Hortulana plum, Prunus hortulana. Chickasaw plum, Prunus angustifolia and P. ..."
3. The Principles of Fruit-growing, with Applications to Practice by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Hortulana plum, Prunus hortulana. Chickasaw plum, Prunus ... Sand cherry, Prunus
Besseyi. Peach and nectarine, Prunus Persica. Apricot, Prunus armeniaca. ..."
4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1910)
"Prunus microcarpa and Prunus ursina.—All that has been said about Amygdalus ...
The fruits of Prunus microcarpa are slightly bitter but very refreshing, ..."
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