Definition of Prunus or Amygdalus Persica. Meaning of Prunus or Amygdalus Persica. Synonyms of Prunus or Amygdalus Persica

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Definition of Prunus or Amygdalus Persica

Prunus or Amygdalus Persica
Peach Peach, n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p[^e]che, fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a peach. Cf. Persian, and Parsee.] (Bot.) A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the tree which bears it (Prunus, or Amygdalus Persica). In the wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible. Guinea, or Sierra Leone, peach, the large edible berry of the Sarcocephalus esculentus, a rubiaceous climbing shrub of west tropical Africa. Palm peach, the fruit of a Venezuelan palm tree (Bactris speciosa). Peach color, the pale red color of the peach blossom. Peach-tree borer (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a clearwing moth ([AE]geria, or Sannina, exitiosa) of the family [AE]geriid[ae], which is very destructive to peach trees by boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the moth itself. See Illust. under Borer.

Meaning of Prunus or Amygdalus Persica from wikipedia

- are the Amygdalus-Persicae clade (sometimes treated as subg. Amygdalus) and the Armeniaca-Microcerasus-Prunocerasus-Prunus clade (subg. Prunus in a narrow...
- was given the name Amygdalus persica by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 in his book Systema Naturae. The accepted species name of Prunus persica was published by...
- varieties of P. armeniaca: Prunus armeniaca var. ansu – ansu apricot (****anese: アンズ, anzu), pink-flowered, East Asia Prunus armeniaca var. armeniaca –...
- (Prunus amygdalus, syn. Prunus dulcis) is a species of tree from the genus Prunus. Along with the peach, it is classified in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished...
- Prunus triloba, sometimes called flowering plum or flowering almond, a name shared with Prunus jacquemontii, is a shrubby cherry, sometimes becoming a...
- to include the species of modern PrunusAmygdalus, Cerasus, Prunus, and Padus—but simplified it to Amygdalus and Prunus in 1758. Since then, the various...
- closely related to Prunus persica, the cultivated peach, with its closest relative being Prunus mongolica. It is a very dense spiny shrub or shrubby tree,...
- Prunus davidiana is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is also known by the common names David's peach and Chinese wild peach. It is native...
- genetic and morphological study has shown that it is conspecific with Prunus persica, the cultivated peach. P. kansuensis is being investigated as a source...
- The larvae feed on the leaves of Malus, Pyrus, Crataegus, Amygdalus, Cydonia, Prunus, Persica, Cotoneaster, Sorbus and Rosa species. Wikimedia Commons...