Associations to the word «Prunus»

Wiktionary

PRUNUS, noun. (ceramics) A type of traditional decoration on porcelain that depicts the leaves and branches of the Chinese plum, Prunus mume.
PRUNUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae   — the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds.
PRUNUS ARMENIACA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the apricot tree.
PRUNUS AVIUM, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the sweet cherry, the cultivars of which provide cherries for eating.
PRUNUS CERASIFERA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the cherry plums, native to Eurasia, cultivated and naturalized widely, with many varieties.
PRUNUS CERASUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — sour cherry, the cultivars of which are the ones that provide cherries for cooking.
PRUNUS DOMESTICA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the cultivated plum tree.
PRUNUS DULCIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the almond tree.
PRUNUS MUME, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — a tree bearing a plum- or apricot-like fruit, native to East Asia.
PRUNUS PADUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the bird cherries.
PRUNUS SEROTINA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the black cherry, of North America.
PRUNUS SPINOSA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the blackthorn or sloe, native to Europe and western Asia.
PRUNUS SUBG. CERASUS, proper noun. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Rosaceae   — the cherries, characterized by single axillary buds, flowers that bloom in early Spring in corymbs onlong stalks, the fruit not grooved, and the stone smooth..
PRUNUS SUBG. PRUNUS, proper noun. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Rosaceae   — trees and shrubs that bear plums and similar fruite.
PRUNUS VIRGINIANA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae   — the chokecherry.

Dictionary definition

PRUNUS, noun. A genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions.

Wise words

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