Definition of Prunus pensylvanica

1. Noun. Small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit.

Exact synonyms: Pin Cherry
Generic synonyms: Bird Cherry, Bird Cherry Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prunus Pensylvanica

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
Prunus subhirtella
Prunus susquehanae
Prunus tenella
Prunus triloba

Literary usage of Prunus pensylvanica

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

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"prunus pensylvanica Lf Pin cherry; Fire cherry Deciduous tree Dry woods and openings. Prunus persica (L.) Batsch Peach Deciduous tree Cultivated and ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"prunus pensylvanica Lf Pin cherry; Fire cherry Deciduous tree Dry woods and openings. Prunus persica (L.) Batsch Peach Deciduous tree Cultivated and ..."

3. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"Pin cherry (prunus pensylvanica) Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Plum (Prunus domestica) Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) Apple (Pyrus malus) Pear (Pyrus ..."

4. Newfoundland and its untrodden ways by John Guille Millais (1907)
"... prunus pensylvanica), hazel and alder (Alnus crispa). The whole of the interior is covered with that lovely flowering shrub, Kalmia Glauca. ..."

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