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单词 prunus
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prunus

noun

pru·​nus ˈprü-nəs How to pronounce prunus (audio)
: any of a genus (Prunus) of drupaceous trees or shrubs of the rose family that have showy clusters of usually white or pink flowers first appearing in the spring often before the leaves and including many grown for ornament or for their fruit (such as the plum, cherry, or apricot)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Gentry started on the oaks and hickories, Witsell on the prunus and viburnums, and Ogle wrote the technical descriptions and the family group sections. Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 15 May 2021 The choices include forsythia, various willows and Japanese flowering quince, as well as a range of prunus, specifically Japanese flowering apricot, flowering plum, flowering cherry and fruiting peach. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, plum tree, from Greek proumnē

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Prunus

noun

Pru·​nus ˈprü-nəs How to pronounce Prunus (audio)
: a genus of trees and shrubs of the rose family (Rosaceae) that are widely distributed in temperate regions, have showy clusters of usually white or pink flowers, and include many whose fruit (as the plum, cherry, peach, or apricot) is used for food
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