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sakura (səˈkʊərə, ‖ saˈkura) [Jap.] A flowering cherry tree belonging to one of the many varieties bred from various species of Prunus; also, the blossom or wood of a tree of this kind.
1884tr. J. J. Rein's Japan ii. iii. 471 Yoshino..once the residence of the anti-emperors, a famous old place with many Sakura (Prunus pseudocerasus). 1892F. T. Piggott Garden of Japan 19 P[runus] pseudocerasus—sakura, with enormous pink double flowers. 1911Encycl. Brit. XV. 175/2 The wood used is generally that of the cherry-tree, sakura, which has a grain of peculiar evenness and hardness. 1948C. Ingram Ornamental Cherries 13 Will you please tell me why you are so very fond of our Sakura—our Cherries? 1963Times 22 Apr. 11/7 Famous songs such as ‘Sakura, Sakura’ (Cherry blossom, Cherry blossom) elicited no gleam of sentiment. 1970J. Kirkup Japan behind Fan 41 The season when the sakura or cherry blossom blooms. |