Definition of Prunus cuneata

1. Noun. Small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit.

Exact synonyms: Prunus Pumila, Prunus Pumilla Susquehanae, Prunus Susquehanae, Sand Cherry
Group relationships: Genus Prunus, Prunus
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Cuneata

Prunus
Prunus alleghaniensis
Prunus americana
Prunus amygdalus
Prunus angustifolia
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 (current term)
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

Literary usage of Prunus cuneata

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

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"Prunus cuneata Raf. Ann. Nat. 11. 1820. An erect shrub, i°-4° high, the branches often strict, light colored. Leaves oval, oblong or obovate, ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Jaeger Appalachian sand cherry Deciduous shrub Dry, exposed rock outcrops and mountain tops. Prunus cuneata Raf. ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Jaeger Appalachian sand cherry Deciduous shrub Dry, exposed rock outcrops and mountain tops. Prunus cuneata Raí. ..."

4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... species of Prunus have been secured by Hansen. The species ia useful as a stock for certain other cherries, plums, and 3230. Prunus cuneata (XH). No. ..."

5. Pennsylvania Trees by Joseph Simon Illick, Pennsylvania Dept. of Forestry (1914)
"The other native species are Porter's Plum (Prunus alleghaniensis), Appalachian Cherry (Prunus cuneata), and the Sand Cherry (Prunus pumila). ..."

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