NOUN | plant | wild orange, trifoliate orange, trifoliata, Poncirus trifoliata | small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit |
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plant | wild orange, cherry laurel, laurel cherry, mock orange, Prunus caroliniana | small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States |
Meaning | small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges. | |
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Synonyms | trifoliate orange, trifoliata, Poncirus trifoliata | |
Member of | Poncirus, genus Poncirus | One species |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Spanish | trifoliata | |
Catalan | trifoliata |
Meaning | small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States. | |
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Synonyms | cherry laurel, laurel cherry, mock orange, Prunus caroliniana | |
Member of | Prunus, genus Prunus | A genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions |
Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
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