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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Prunus, genus Prunusnoun

    a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions

Wiktionary

  1. prunusnoun

    A type of traditional decoration on porcelain that depicts the leaves and branches of the Chinese plum, Prunus mume

  2. Etymology: From prunus.

Wikipedia

  1. Prunus

    Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes (among many others) the fruits plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds. Native to the North American temperate regions, the neotropics of South America, and the paleotropics of Asia and Africa, 430 different species are classified under Prunus. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for their fruit and for decorative purposes. Prunus fruit are drupes, or stone fruits. The fleshy mesocarp surrounding the endocarp is edible while the endocarp itself forms a hard, inedible shell called the pyrena ("stone" or "pit"). This shell encloses the seed (or "kernel") which is edible in many species (such as almonds) but poisonous in others (such as apricots). Besides being eaten off the hand, most Prunus fruit are also commonly used in processing, such as jam production, canning, drying, and seeds for roasting.

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  1. prunus

    Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes species such as plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds. They are part of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and are native to the northern temperate regions. These plants are known for their fruit and ornamental varieties, and many of them produce blossoms in spring.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Prunusnoun

    a genus of trees with perigynous rosaceous flowers, and a single two-ovuled carpel which usually becomes a drupe in ripening

  2. Etymology: [L., a plum tree.]

Wikidata

  1. Prunus

    Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds. Around 430 species are spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for fruit and ornament. The fruit from this genus are commonly called the stone fruit.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Prunus

    A plant genus in the family ROSACEAE, order Rosales, subclass Rosidae. It is best known as a source of edible fruits such as apricot, plum, peach, cherry, and almond.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Prunus in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Prunus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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