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flowering cherry

DEFINITIONS OF: flowering cherry

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n any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms

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Prunus incisa, fuji, fuji cherry
shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms
Japanese cherry, Japanese flowering cherry, Prunus serrulata, oriental cherry
ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms
Japanese flowering cherry, Prunus sieboldii
ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms
Prunus subhirtella, rosebud cherry, winter flowering cherry
shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers
Type of:
cherry, cherry tree
any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
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