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Definition of Prunus mexicana
1. Noun. Small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Mexicana
Literary usage of Prunus mexicana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1922)
"Passing into the following varieties: prunus mexicana var. reticulata Sarg. ...
prunus mexicana var. polyandra Sarg. Differing in the narrowed base of the ..."
2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1913)
"prunus mexicana S. Watson. Plum. Collected near Denison, Tex. Distribution.
— From western Tennessee southeastward to the vicinity of San Antonio, Tex. ..."
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