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Definition of Prunus serrulata
1. Noun. Ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms.
Generic synonyms: Flowering Cherry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Serrulata
Literary usage of Prunus serrulata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Prunus serrulata (fls. white to pink). Pyrus baccata and other species (fls,
white to pink). Salix (staminate plants with yellow catkins). AA. ..."
2. Plant Inventory by Agricultural Research Center-West (U.S.), United States Division of Botany, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service, United States Dept. of Agriculture, United States, United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Northeastern Regi (1917)
"J-;~- as Prunus serrulata Lindl. forma nivea.) " With its large flowers, ...
Called 17 Miyoshi forma spiralis of Prunus serrulata and by Wilson the san^ ..."
3. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Historical and Descriptive by William Jackson Bean, William Turner Thiselton-Dyer (1908)
"A remarkable tree is Prunus serrulata, one of the Japanese cherries, of which
there is a fine specimen at Kew. This tree grows but little in height, ..."