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Prunus
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 Plum |
 Prune |
 Ciruela |
| A plum is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peache, cherry, etc) in the shoots having a terminal bud and the side buds solitary, the flowers being grouped 1-5 together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one side, and a smooth stone. |
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