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Definition of Prunus dasycarpa
1. Noun. Small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit.
Group relationships: Genus Prunus, Prunus
Generic synonyms: Apricot, Apricot Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Dasycarpa
Literary usage of Prunus dasycarpa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Fruit-growing, with Applications to Practice by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Purple apricot, Prunus dasycarpa. *Orchard, an inclosure, assemblage or plantation
of fruit trees. Oranges are commonly said to be grown in "groves. ..."
2. The Principles of Fruit-growing, with Applications to Practice by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Purple apricot, Prunus dasycarpa. "Orchard, an inclosure, assemblage or plantation
of fruit trees. Oranges are commonly said to be grown in "groves. ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"(3) The third species is the purple or black apricot, Prunus dasycarpa, which is
little cult. : fr. globular and somewhat plum- like, with a distinct st., ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"The third species is the purple or black apricot, Prunus dasycarpa, which is
little cultivated : fr. globular and somewhat plum-like, with a distinct stem, ..."
5. The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: Or, The Culture, Propagation, and by Andrew Jackson Downing (1845)
"(It was indeed called Prunus dasycarpa by the old botanists.) It is pretty good,
and very hardy, and its unique appearance renders it sought after by ..."
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