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PRUNUS SPINOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Prunus spinosa mean?
• PRUNUS SPINOSA (noun)
The noun PRUNUS SPINOSA has 1 sense:
1. a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
Familiarity information: PRUNUS SPINOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
blackthorn; Prunus spinosa; sloe
Hypernyms ("Prunus spinosa" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Prunus spinosa" is a member of...):
genus Prunus; Prunus (a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions)
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