Definition of Prunus angustifolia

1. Noun. Small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit.

Exact synonyms: Chickasaw Plum, Hog Plum, Hog Plum Bush
Terms within: Hog Plum, Wild Plum
Generic synonyms: Wild Plum, Wild Plum Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Angustifolia

Prufrockian
Prumnopitys
Prumnopitys amara
Prumnopitys andina
Prumnopitys elegans
Prumnopitys ferruginea
Prumnopitys taxifolia
Prunella
Prunella modularis
Prunella vulgaris
Prunellidae
Prunus
Prunus alleghaniensis
Prunus americana
Prunus amygdalus
Prunus angustifolia (current term)
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

Literary usage of Prunus angustifolia

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

1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1895)
"Americana, Baldwin and Cheney varieties. The Cheney plums and some forms of Prunus angustifolia were badly affected. I have never seen any indication of ..."

2. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1905)
"Prunus angustifolia, Marsh. Chickasaw Plum. Leaves lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, pointed at the ends, apiculate at the apex, and sharply serrate, ..."

3. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1911)
"The drupes, although still green, must have been full-grown or very nearly so, and they were practically indistinguishable from those of Prunus angustifolia ..."

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