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Definition of European bird cherry
1. Noun. Small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry.
Group relationships: Genus Prunus, Prunus
Generic synonyms: Bird Cherry, Bird Cherry Tree
Terms within: Hagberry
Lexicographical Neighbors of European Bird Cherry
Literary usage of European bird cherry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trees and Shrubs of Central Park by Louis Harman Peet (1903)
"(european bird cherry. No. 31.) On the westerly end of the little triangular-shaped
bit of ground that stands like an island on the Drive, ..."
2. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"... variable ; and those who are familiar with the european bird cherry, (Cerasus
padus,) know how little dependence is to be placed upon its foliage, ..."
3. Ornamental and Timber Trees, Not Natives of the Province of Quebec by Charles Gibb (1882)
"european bird cherry.—I am not aware that this has been tried here. It is of a
hardy species indigenous in Lapland and near St. Petersburg. ..."
4. Trees and Shrubs of Prospect Park by Louis Harman Peet (1902)
"european bird cherry. 33. European hazel. 34. American hornbeam. 35. Weeping European
silver linden. 36. Red maple. 37. Cherry birch. 38. Bush Deutzia. 39. ..."
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