prunus : Idioms & Phrases

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genus prunus

  • noun a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions
    Prunus.
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prunus alleghaniensis

  • noun wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
    sloe; Allegheny plum; Alleghany plum.
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prunus americana

  • noun wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
    goose plum; American red plum; August plum.
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prunus amygdalus

  • noun small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
    almond; Amygdalus communis; sweet almond; Prunus amygdalus.
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prunus angustifolia

  • noun small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit
    hog plum bush; hog plum; chickasaw plum.
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prunus armeniaca

  • noun temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits
    common apricot.
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prunus avium

  • noun large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation
    sweet cherry.
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prunus besseyi

  • noun dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit
    Western sand cherry; Rocky Mountains cherry.
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prunus capuli

  • noun Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit
    capulin; capulin tree.
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prunus caroliniana

  • noun small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
    cherry laurel; laurel cherry; mock orange; wild orange.
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prunus cerasifera

  • noun small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit
    myrobalan plum; cherry plum; myrobalan.
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prunus cerasus

  • noun rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit
    sour cherry tree; sour cherry.
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prunus cerasus austera

  • noun any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice
    morello.
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prunus cerasus caproniana

  • noun any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice
    amarelle.
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prunus cerasus marasca

  • noun Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur
    maraschino cherry; marasca cherry; marasca.
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prunus cuneata

  • noun small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit
    Prunus pumilla susquehanae; sand cherry; Prunus pumila; Prunus cuneata.
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prunus dasycarpa

  • noun small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit
    purple apricot; black apricot.
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prunus demissa

  • noun chokecherry of western United States
    western chokecherry; Prunus demissa.
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prunus domestica

  • noun any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areas
    common plum.
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prunus domestica insititia

  • noun plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit
    damson plum; damson plum tree.
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prunus dulcis

  • noun small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
    almond; Amygdalus communis; sweet almond; Prunus amygdalus.
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prunus dulcis amara

  • noun almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes
    Amygdalus communis amara; bitter almond.
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prunus glandulosa

  • noun small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers
    dwarf flowering almond.
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prunus ilicifolia

  • noun California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
    islay; evergreen cherry; holly-leaved cherry; holly-leaf cherry.
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prunus incisa

  • noun shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms
    fuji; fuji cherry.
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prunus insititia

  • noun small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters
    bullace.
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prunus japonica

  • noun woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms
    oriental bush cherry; flowering almond.
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prunus laurocerasus

  • noun frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil
    cherry laurel; laurel cherry.
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prunus lyonii

  • noun evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California)
    Catalina cherry.
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prunus maritima

  • noun seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
    beach plum; beach plum bush.
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prunus mexicana

  • noun small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves
    big-tree plum.
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prunus mume

  • noun Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits
    mei; Japanese apricot.
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prunus nigra

  • noun small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit
    Canada plum.
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prunus padus

  • noun small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry
    European bird cherry; hagberry tree; common bird cherry.
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prunus pensylvanica

  • noun small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit
    pin cherry.
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prunus persica

  • noun cultivated in temperate regions
    peach tree; peach.
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prunus persica nectarina

  • noun variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh
    nectarine tree; nectarine.
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prunus pumila

  • noun small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit
    Prunus pumilla susquehanae; sand cherry; Prunus pumila; Prunus cuneata.
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prunus pumilla susquehanae

  • noun small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit
    Prunus pumilla susquehanae; sand cherry; Prunus pumila; Prunus cuneata.
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prunus salicina

  • noun small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
    Japanese plum.
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prunus serotina

  • noun large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit
    black cherry tree; rum cherry; black cherry.
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prunus serrulata

  • noun ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms
    Japanese cherry; Japanese flowering cherry; oriental cherry.
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prunus sieboldii

  • noun ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms
    Japanese flowering cherry.
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prunus spinosa

  • noun a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
    sloe; blackthorn.
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prunus subcordata

  • noun shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit
    Sierra plum; Pacific plum.
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prunus subhirtella

  • noun shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers
    rosebud cherry; winter flowering cherry.
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prunus susquehanae

  • noun small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit
    Prunus pumilla susquehanae; sand cherry; Prunus pumila; Prunus cuneata.
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prunus tenella

  • noun Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers
    Russian almond; dwarf Russian almond.
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prunus triloba

  • noun deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers
    flowering almond.
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prunus virginiana

  • noun a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds
    chokecherry; chokecherry tree.
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prunus virginiana demissa

  • noun chokecherry of western United States
    western chokecherry; Prunus demissa.
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