| Noun | 1. | Prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regionsplum, plum tree - any of several trees producing edible oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single hard stone apricot, apricot tree - Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach cherry tree, cherry - any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood almond tree - any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts | |