prunus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

prūnus, i, f., = προύνη,

a plum-tree , Verg. G. 2, 34; Plin. 13, 10, 19, § 65; Pall. Nov. 7, 14; id. Feb. 25, 32.—Esp.: prunus silvestris, the blackthorn , sloe-tree , Col. 2, 2, 20; Plin. 18, 6, 7, § 34.

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