Prunus

n. category of trees and shrubs (includes cherries, peaches, plums, apricots and almonds)

Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, including the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. It is traditionally placed within the rose family Rosaceae as a subfamily, the Prunoideae (or Amygdaloideae), but sometimes placed in its own family, the Prunaceae (or Amygdalaceae). There are around 430 species of Prunus, spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe.
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Noun
1. a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions
(synonym) genus Prunus
(hypernym) rosid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Rosaceae, family Rosaceae, rose family
(member-meronym) plum, plum tree

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

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plum tree