Definition of Prunus nigra

1. Noun. Small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit.

Exact synonyms: Canada Plum
Generic synonyms: Plum, Plum Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Nigra

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 (current term)
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
Prunus subhirtella
Prunus susquehanae

Literary usage of Prunus nigra

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

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"New York to Montana, Florida and Colorado. A southwestern form has very pubescent leaves. April- May. Fruit ripe Aug.-Oct. 2. Prunus nigra Ait. ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"New York to Montana, Florida and Colorado. A southwestern form has very pubescent leaves. April- May. Fruit ripe Aug.-Oct. 2. Prunus nigra Ait. Canada Plum. ..."

3. Sketch of the Evolution of Our Native Fruits by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1898)
"Aiton described his Prunus nigra in "Hortus Kewensis," in 1789, from a tree growing in England. He did not know Marshall's previous description. ..."

4. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1903)
"As far as known, all our wild plums are Prunus nigra and not P. Americana as was once supposed. The points of difference between the two species may be ..."

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