Prunus

A genus of trees (family Rosaceae) including the cherry, plum, peach, and apricot trees. [L. a plum-tree]

- P. serotina the wild black cherry; a botanical source of wild cherry. See P. virginiana.

- P. virginiana 1. wild black cherry bark, the bark of P. serotina, used as a tonic and in cough mixtures as a bronchial sedative; 2. the choke cherry; the chief substitute and adulterant of P. serotina.

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Pru·nus 'prü-nəs n a genus of trees and shrubs of the rose family (Rosaceae) that are widely distributed in temperate regions, have showy clusters of usu. white or pink flowers, and include many whose fruit (as the plum, cherry, peach, or apricot) is used for food

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Pru·nus (prooґnəs) [L. “plum-tree”] a genus of trees and shrubs of the family Rosaceae, including many that are cultivated for their fruit; the seeds or pits of many varieties contain cyanogenetic compounds such as amygdalin and can cause fatal cyanide poisoning if eaten in large quantities.