Definition of Prunus armeniaca

1. Noun. Temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits.

Exact synonyms: Common Apricot
Terms within: Apricot
Group relationships: Genus Prunus, Prunus
Generic synonyms: Apricot, Apricot Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Armeniaca

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
Prunus armeniaca (current term)
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

Literary usage of Prunus armeniaca

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

1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"The apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca L.), a native of central Asia, is cultivated in various parts of Europe, also extensively in California. ..."

2. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"... Prunus armeniaca, THE COMMON APRICOT-TREE. ... The Prunus armeniaca is indigenous to Armenia, Caucasus, the Himalayas, China, and Japan. ..."

3. Monks' Cookbook by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1997)
"APRICOTS, Prunus armeniaca Sweet, astringent and heating, apricots increase pitta. Apricots are taken in large quantity to relieve chronic constipation and ..."

4. The Timber Trees, Timber and Fancy Woods, as Also, the Forests, of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"... PANJAB, Euonymus fimbriata, Wall. Chu-i of PANCI, Pyrus malus, Linn. Chuli, LADAK, Prunus armeniaca. ..."

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