Photinia

photinia

(fəʊˈtɪnɪə) n (Plants) a member of the Photinia genus of small trees and large shrubs thought to be restricted to Asia, grown esp for their decorative white flowers and red fruits

Thesaurus

Noun

Photinia - genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromelesgenus Photiniarosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsfamily Rosaceae, Rosaceae, rose family - a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens

Photinia

a genus of trees or shrubs of the family Rosaceae. The leaves are evergreen or deciduous. The white flowers are five-parted and gathered in compound cymose or panicled inflorescences. The fruits are small, usually red pomes. There are 60 species, distributed mainly in East Asia. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals; they are especially ornamental during flowering and fruiting. Several species, including P. serrulata and P. glabra, are cultivated in the USSR on the Black Sea Shore of the Caucasus and Crimea.

REFERENCE

Derev’ia i kustamiki SSSR, vol. 3. Moscow-Leningrad, 1954.

Photinia

noun

Synonyms for Photinia

noun genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits

Synonyms

genus Photinia

Related Words

rosid dicot genus
family Rosaceae
Rosaceae
rose family

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