What does "prunus" mean?

A type of traditional decoration on porcelain that depicts the leaves and branches of the Chinese plum, Prunus mume.

What is a synonym for "prunus"?

Common synonyms include: genus prunus.

Prunus

noun

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Noun

1
A type of traditional decoration on porcelain that depicts the leaves and branches of the Chinese plum, Prunus mume. uncountable
"[…] a caption by two 1740s Meissen plates ($27,500 for the pair) notes that they belonged to Saxon royals and have a pattern often mislabeled as a crouching lion but “in reality a tiger prowling amongst prunus.”"

Synonyms

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genus prunus

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"[…] a caption by two 1740s Meissen plates ($27,500 for the pair) notes that they belonged to Saxon royals and have a pattern often mislabeled as a crouching lion but “in reality a tiger prowling amongst prunus.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prūnus. Doublet of prune and plum.

Related phrases

chinese plum prunus mume

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