noun
a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions
• Syn: ↑Prunus
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Rosaceae, ↑family Rosaceae, ↑rose family
• Member Meronyms:
↑plum, ↑plum tree, ↑plumcot, ↑plumcot tree, ↑apricot, ↑apricot tree, ↑common apricot, ↑Prunus armeniaca, ↑purple apricot, ↑black apricot, ↑Prunus dasycarpa, ↑cherry, ↑cherry tree, ↑Western sand cherry, ↑Rocky Mountains cherry, ↑Prunus besseyi, ↑cherry laurel, ↑laurel cherry, ↑mock orange, ↑wild orange, ↑Prunus caroliniana, ↑almond tree, ↑Prunus laurocerasus, ↑hagberry tree, ↑European bird cherry, ↑common bird cherry, ↑Prunus padus, ↑peach, ↑peach tree, ↑Prunus persica, ↑nectarine, ↑nectarine tree, ↑Prunus persica nectarina, ↑sand cherry, ↑Prunus pumila, ↑Prunus pumilla susquehanae, ↑Prunus susquehanae, ↑Prunus cuneata, ↑blackthorn, ↑sloe, ↑Prunus spinosa, ↑chokecherry, ↑chokecherry tree, ↑Prunus virginiana
Useful english dictionary. 2012.