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‖ prunus|ˈpruːnəs|
[L. prūnus plum-tree, ad. Gr. προῦνος = προύµνη; also (prūnus silvestris) a sloe-bush. Adopted by Linnæus (Hortus Cliffortianus (1737) 186) as the name of a genus.]
1. Bot. (Also with capital initial.) A genus of trees and shrubs, N.O. Rosaceæ, containing the common sloe, bullace, plum, apricot, myrobalan, and many other species or sub-species, bearing drupaceous fruits. Also, a tree or shrub belonging to this genus, esp. one of many varieties of cherry cultivated for the sake of their ornamental, pink or white flowers.
1706in Phillips. 1901L. H. Bailey Cycl. Amer. Hort. III. 1445/2 It is an important point in the growing of these grafted Prunuses to remove all sprouts from the stock as soon as they appear. 1945J. Betjeman New Bats in Old Belfries 22 Pinkly bursts the spray Of prunus and forsythia across the public way. 1966New Statesman 7 Jan. 25/2 The evergreen prunus we call cherry-laurel. 1972Countryman Summer 48 The old prunus on the lawn..immediately caught my eye.
2. In Oriental Pottery. A representation of a Chinese and Japanese species, P. mume, on porcelain, etc. Hence prunus decoration.
1878A. W. Franks Catal. Coll. Oriental Pottery (ed. 2) 245 The plum-tree or prunus (Chinese mei, Japanese mume..) forms the decoration of the pottery, erroneously termed ‘may⁓flower’ or ‘hawthorn’ pattern. 1898Daily News 11 July 10/5 A bowl of fine pale green jade, carved on the exterior with birds and prunus in low relief. 1905S. W. Bushell Chinese Art I. 111 The prunus because it throws out flowering twigs from its leafless stalks up to extreme old age. 1908C. F. Bell Let. to Editor, Prunus decoration is now more generally understood as decoration with the sprigs of the flowers and thorny stems of the Chinese wild plum. |