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PRONUNCIATION OF PRUNUS

prunus  [ˈpruːnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRUNUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prunus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRUNUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

prunus

Prunus

Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds. Around 430 species are spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for fruit and ornament. The fruit from this genus are commonly called the stone fruit.

Definition of prunus in the English dictionary

The definition of prunus in the dictionary is a plant from the genus Prunus, bearing fruits such as the peach, cherry, plum and the almond. Other definition of prunus is any of the ornamental cherry trees, planted for their white or pink blossoms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRUNUS


Albinus
ælˈbiːnəs
arteriovenous
ɑːˌtɪərɪəʊˈviːnəs
askewness
əˈskjuːnəs
Avernus
əˈvɜːnəs
Campinas
kæmˈpiːnəs
dueness
ˈdjuːnəs
Faunus
ˈfɔːnəs
fewness
ˈfjuːnəs
freeness
ˈfriːnəs
genus
ˈdʒiːnəs
intravenous
ˌɪntrəˈviːnəs
saphenous
səˈfiːnəs
Silenus
saɪˈliːnəs
sturnus
ˈstɜːnəs
subgenus
sʌbˈdʒiːnəs
trueness
ˈtruːnəs
twoness
ˈtuːnəs
untrueness
ʌnˈtruːnəs
venous
ˈviːnəs
Venus
ˈviːnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRUNUS

prunable
prune
prunella
prunelle
prunello
pruner
pruning
pruning hook
pruning knife
pruning knives
pruning shears
prunt
prurience
pruriency
prurient
pruriently
pruriginous
prurigo
pruritic
pruritus

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRUNUS

alumnus
anus
bonus
Cassivelaunus
Cygnus
Dominus
Eridanus
Gambrinus
Janus
Linus
manus
minus
onus
pandanus
Quirinus
sinus
terminus
tetanus
tonus
Uranus

Synonyms and antonyms of prunus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prunus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRUNUS

Find out the translation of prunus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prunus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prunus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prunus
570 millions of speakers

English

prunus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आलू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

برقوق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сливы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Prunus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

prunus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prunus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prunus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prunus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サクラ属
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벚나무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prunus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Prunus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புரூணஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परुश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

prunus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prunus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Prunus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сливи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prunus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Prunus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Prunus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prunus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Prunus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prunus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRUNUS»

The term «prunus» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.920 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRUNUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prunus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRUNUS»

Discover the use of prunus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prunus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Report of a Working Group on Prunus: Sixth Meeting, 20-21 ...
National collections Status of Prunus germplasm in Albania 29 Adriatik Çakalli, Ilir Çiçi, Endrit Kullaj and Arben Myrta Wild plums in Armenia 32 E.Tz. Gabrielian and A.A. Nersesian Status of the Prunus collections in Bulgaria 35 V. Dzhuvinov  ...
Lorenzo Maggioni, Elinor Lipman, 2006
2
The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts
wild forms have hair on the fruit, although these may be hybrids with other Prunus such as Prunus andersonii. Luther Burbank reportedly crossed this species with Japanese plums and hybrids, but apparently none of his material survives.
Jules Janick, Robert E. Paull, 2008
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Report of the Working Group on Prunus: fifth meeting, 1-3 ...
Prunus species and their distribution in Turkey. Species name Distribution area Plum 1 2 3 Prunus spinosa L. Prunus kurdica Fenzl. Prunus domestica L. (P. spinosa L. x P.divericata Led.) Prunus divaricata Led. Syn: Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.
European Cooperative Programme for Crop Genetic Resources Networks. Report of the Working Group on Prunus. Meeting, T... Gass, Kenneth R. Tobutt, 1996
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Molecular Marker Systems in Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement
Euphytica 77:101-103 Dirlewanger E, Pascal T, Zuger C, Kervella J (1996) Analysis of molecular markers associated with powdery mildew resistance genes in peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) x Prunus davidi- ana hybrids. Theor Appl Genet ...
Horst L?rz, Gerhard Wenzel, 2007
5
Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of ...
Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii [POTEGRAl] Potentilla vukonensis Hultén = Argentina anserina [ARGEANS] Prunus L. [PRUNUSS] •Prunus avium (L.) L. [ PRUNAVI] (sweet cherry) SY: Cerasus avium (L.) Moench Prunus demissa (Nutt.) Walp.
Hong Qian, K. Klinka, 1998
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Gardening with Keith Kirsten
Prunus x blireana Double pink cberry plum 4 x 4 m GARDEN HYBRIO Double, pink flowers appear in spring on this prunus, and are followed by bronze-purple foliage that turns green in summer and then bright orange in autumn. Prunus ...
Keith Kirsten, 2001
7
The Peach: Botany, Production and Uses
A European protocol for the detection and characterization of PPV has been developed. The recommended methods include indexing (graft inoculation of 'GF 305' peach seedlings or Prunus tomentosa), serological and molecular tests ( EPPO ...
Desmond R. Layne, Daniele Bassi, 2008
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Carotenoid Oxygenases from Camellia Sinensis, Osmanthus ...
The aim of this thesis was the isolation and characterization of carotenases from nectarine peel (Prunus persica nucipersica), flower petals of Osmanthus ( Osmanthus fragrans aurantiacus), and Japanese Green Tea (Camellia sinensis).
Susanne Baldermann, 2008
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Storage Nitrogen Manipulations in Sweet Cherry (Prunus Avium ...
35:95-1 12. Grassi, G., P. Millard, R. Wendler, G. Minotta, and M. Tagliavini. 2002. Measurement of xylem sap amino acid concentrations in conjunction with whole tree transpiration estimates spring N remobilization by cherry (Prunus avium L.) ...
Theoharis Ouzounis, 2008
10
Integrated Pest Management for Stone Fruits
Strains of "prunus necrotic ringspot virus cause almond calico, cherry rugose mosaic, plum line pattern, and necrotic ringspot in stone fruits. Also, a combination of prunus necrotic ringspot virus and prune dwarf virus causes peach stunt ...
University of California (System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRUNUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prunus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Prunus spinosa anti-cancro naturale. Lo confermano i primi dati
La fase di ricerca preliminare nei laboratori dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità ha confermato che dalle bacche di Prunus spinosa, usate nel Molise per produrre il ... «Adnkronos, Jun 15»
2
Developing Self-Fertile Almonds
Gradziel says European breeders have used the wild almond species Prunus webbii as the source of their self-compatible gene, while Zaiger Genetics ... «Growing Produce, Jun 15»
3
Prunus africana: A sustainable management reality check
Yet so it is with red stinkwood (Prunus africana), which finds itself in the limelight due to overharvesting of its sought-after bark—and limited action taken to ... «Forests News, Center for International Forestry Research, May 15»
4
Potential New Peach Disease In California
To date, this disease has not been found on commercial peaches in California but it affects many Prunus species including peaches in other parts of the country. «Growing Produce, May 15»
5
Good news Friday: playground food for thought
The yellow of St. Aidan's House was represented with a Prunus Oullins 'Golden Gage' plum tree. A Malus 'Blue Moon' apple tree was chosen to represent the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Great Gardening by Sally Cunningham: Celebrate exquisite …
The genus is Prunus, a huge plant group with 400 plant species that include the roadside ditch shrub P. americana, the wildlife-friendly P. virginiana (Common ... «Buffalo News, May 15»
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Una pianta del Molise nuova arma anti-cancro, è il Prunus
Dalle bacche di Prunus spinosa, usate nel Molise per produrre il liquore trignolino, una nuova terapia integrativa contro alcuni tumori, come colon, polmone e ... «Adnkronos, Apr 15»
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Gardens: the blossom season
Today it is mapped in the first buds on the Prunus cerasifera, the cherry plum or myrobalan. They were nothing but whips when I set them out five winters ago, ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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So how'd we get those cherry blossoms?
The society planted six varieties: early-flowering Prunus 'Okame'; Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'; Prunus x subhirtella 'Pendula'; Prunus x yedoensis 'Yoshino'; ... «Philly.com, Mar 15»
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Voltaj : We want children to have a better life (Romania 2015)
The band currently consists of Călin Goia (vocals), Gabi "Porcus" Constantin (electric guitar), Adrian Cristescu (keyboards), Valeriu "Prunus" Ionescu (bass ... «Eurovision.tv, Mar 15»

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