flowering almond

Other forms: flowering almonds

Definitions of flowering almond

1. noun

   deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers
   synonyms: Prunus triloba

   type of:

   almond tree

   any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts
2. noun

   woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms
   synonyms: Prunus japonica, oriental bush cherry

   type of:

   almond tree

   any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts