prunus | (n) a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions, Syn. genus Prunus |
Prunus | ‖n. [ L., a plum tree. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees with perigynous rosaceous flowers, and a single two-ovuled carpel which usually becomes a drupe in ripening. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Originally, this genus was limited to the plums, then, by Linnæus, was made to include the cherries and the apricot. Later botanists separated these into several genera, as |
薁 | [薁] Prunus japonica [Add to Longdo] |
李(P);酸桃 | [すもも(P);スモモ, sumomo (P); sumomo] (n) Japanese plum; prune; Prunus salicina; (P) #1,459 [Add to Longdo] |
桃 | [もも(P);モモ, momo (P); momo] (n) peach; prunus persica (tree); (P) #4,674 [Add to Longdo] |
梅(P);楳 | [うめ(P);むめ(ok);ウメ, ume (P); mume (ok); ume] (n) (1) Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Chinese plum; (2) lowest (of a three-tier ranking system); (P) #4,787 [Add to Longdo] |
杏(P);杏子 | [あんず, anzu] (n) apricot (Prunus armeniaca); (P) #7,303 [Add to Longdo] |
姥彼岸 | [うばひがん;ウバヒガン, ubahigan ; ubahigan] (n) (uk) (obsc) (See 江戸彼岸) double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula) [Add to Longdo] |
蝦夷山桜 | [えぞやまざくら;エゾヤマザクラ, ezoyamazakura ; ezoyamazakura] (n) (uk) sargent cherry (Prunus sargentii) [Add to Longdo] |
霞桜 | [かすみざくら;カスミザクラ, kasumizakura ; kasumizakura] (n) (uk) Korean hill cherry (Prunus verecunda) [Add to Longdo] |
樺桜;蒲桜 | [かばざくら;かにわざくら, kabazakura ; kaniwazakura] (n) (1) (かばざくら only) (uk) (See 江戸彼岸) ornamental variety of double weeping rosebud cherry; (2) any cherry tree with birch-like bark; (3) (arch) (See 上溝桜) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana) [Add to Longdo] |
金剛桜 | [こんごうざくら, kongouzakura] (n) (obsc) (See 上溝桜) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana) [Add to Longdo] |
江戸彼岸 | [えどひがん;エドヒガン, edohigan ; edohigan] (n) (uk) double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula) [Add to Longdo] |