Prunus armeniaca

Translingual

Prunus armenica (apricot tree)

Etymology

Latin prunus (“plum tree”) + armeniaca (“Armenian”), because apricot was spread throughout Roman Empire from Armenia.

Proper noun

Prunus armeniaca f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – the apricot tree.

Hypernyms

• (species): Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Amygdaleae - tribe; Prunus - genus; Prunus subg. Prunus - subgenus; Prunus sect. Armeniaca - section

References

• Prunus armeniaca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Prunus armeniaca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Prunus armeniaca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Prunus+armeniaca at The Plant List