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Prunus serotina
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Prunus serotina - large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruitblack cherry, black cherry tree, rum cherrywild cherry tree, wild cherry - an uncultivated cherry tree |
EncyclopediaSeeblack cherryPrunus serotina
Pru·nus ser·o·ti·nathe wild black cherry; a botanic source of wild cherry. See: Prunus virginiana. A deciduous shrub, the bark of which contains coumarins, cyanogenic glycosides, prussic acid, tannins, and volatile oil; it is antitussive, and an ingredient of cough syrups
Toxicity The pits and leaves contain hydrocyanic acid—which metabolizes to cyanide, causing incoordination, imbalance, possibly deathPrunus serotina
Related to Prunus serotina: black cherry tree, Wild Black CherrySynonyms for Prunus serotinanoun large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruitSynonyms- black cherry
- black cherry tree
- rum cherry
Related Words- wild cherry tree
- wild cherry
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