Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of rosaceous trees, the type of the tribe Pruneæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of trees with perigynous rosaceous flowers, and a single two-ovuled carpel which usually becomes a drupe in ripening.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Prunoideae — theplums ,cherries ,peaches ,apricots andalmonds .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions
Etymologies
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Examples
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They were transported along the Silk Road to Persia, where they flourished so marvellously they came to be regarded as a Persian fruit, hence their Latin name Prunus persica.
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There is a representative liana layer that includes Lonicera periclymenum subsp. hispanica, Smilax aspera subsp. mauretanica, Rubia peregrina var. longifolia, Hedera helix, H. algeriensis, and a number of Tertiary relicts, such as Prunus lusitanica.
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They're not as big or as plentiful as some people's crabapples, but we finally know what a couple of the nebulous "Prunus" trees are we have growing in the backyard.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2004
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This knowledge base offers opportunities not only for conservation but also for the commercialization of wild resources, as demonstrated, for example, by the increasing markets for non-timber forest products (NTFPs), such as Prunus africana, Harpagophytum procumbens (devil’s claw) and Kigelia africana (African sausage tree).
Environmental change and socioeconomic factors in Africa 2008
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Drifts of cherry blossom whirled on the pavements as I made my way towards my favourite Prunus avium "Plena", which overhangs the railings of Kennington Park.
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The title of the post was inspired by the sight that greeted us upon our return, the Yoshino cherry tree, Prunus yedoensis in full bloom.
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Your ‘Diane’ has been blooming for about as long as my Prunus mume, which has been blooming for 3 1/2 months now.
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Five species of tree characterize the forested montane zone: Nuxia congesta, Podocarpus latifolius, Prunus africana, Rapanea melanophloeos, and Syzygium guineense bamendae, and these trees become increasingly covered with an epiphytic flora, especially orchids and mosses, at higher altitudes.
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Dominants often include Liriodendron tulipifera, Halesia carolina, Acer saccharum, Aesculus octandra and Prunus serotina.
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Below 2,400 m, the vegetation is mixed broad-leaf forest of Symphonia globulifera, Prunus africana, Albizia and Podocarpus spp. with few large trees and a broken canopy except in valley-bottoms and flat ridge crests.
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