Definition of Prunus mexicana

1. Noun. Small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves.

Exact synonyms: Big-tree Plum
Generic synonyms: Plum, Plum Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Mexicana

Prunus cuneata
Prunus dasycarpa
Prunus demissa
Prunus domestica
Prunus domestica insititia
Prunus dulcis
Prunus dulcis amara
Prunus glandulosa
Prunus ilicifolia
Prunus incisa
Prunus insititia
Prunus japonica
Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus lyonii
Prunus maritima
Prunus mexicana
Prunus mume
Prunus nigra
Prunus padus
Prunus pensylvanica
Prunus persica
Prunus persica nectarina
Prunus pumila
Prunus pumilla susquehanae
Prunus salicina
Prunus serotina
Prunus serrulata
Prunus sieboldii
Prunus spinosa
Prunus subcordata

Literary usage of Prunus mexicana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1922)
"Passing into the following varieties: prunus mexicana var. reticulata Sarg. ... prunus mexicana var. polyandra Sarg. Differing in the narrowed base of the ..."

2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1913)
"prunus mexicana S. Watson. Plum. Collected near Denison, Tex. Distribution. — From western Tennessee southeastward to the vicinity of San Antonio, Tex. ..."

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