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Definition of Prunus cerasifera
1. Noun. Small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Cerasifera
Literary usage of Prunus cerasifera
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report (1893)
"In 1789, Ehrhart* described it as a distinct species under the name Prunus
cerasifera or "cherry- bearing plum," and said distinctly that it is a native of ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"The Myrobalan or cherry-plum type, Prunus cerasifera. Native to southeastern
Europe or southwestern Asia. The seedlings are much used for stocks upon which ..."
3. The Principles of Fruit-growing, with Applications to Practice by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Cherry and myrobalan plum, Prunus cerasifera. Japan plum, Prunus triflora.
American plum, Prunus americana. Canada plum, Prunus nigra. ..."
4. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"Sugar. Malpighia saccharina. Tamarind. Dialium Indicum. Weeping. Prunus cerasifera.
Wild, British. Prunus communis. Wild, of the Cape of Good Hope. ..."
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