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Where does “pruniferous” come from?

pruniferous (English) comes from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

pruniferous (English): Bearing plums

Definitions

  1. Bearing plums

Ancestry of “pruniferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprūnum—
2Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
3Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit
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