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Prunus 李属 李属 Prunus n 1: a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions [ synonym: { Prunus}, { genus Prunus}] Prunus \ Pru" nus\, n. [ L., a plum tree.] ( Bot.) A genus of trees with perigynous rosaceous flowers, and a single two- ovuled carpel which usually becomes a drupe in ripening. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Originally, this genus was limited to the plums, then, by Linn[ ae] us, was made to include the cherries and the apricot. Later botanists separated these into several genera, as { Prunus}, { Cerasus}, and { Armeniaca}, but now, by Bentham and Hooker, the plums, cherries, cherry laurels, peach, almond, and nectarine are all placed in { Prunus}. [ 1913 Webster] Prurience
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