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Answer for the clue "Cherry and almond genus ", 6 letters:
prunus

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context ceramics English) A type of traditional decoration on porcelain that depicts the leaves and branches of the Chinese plum, ''Prunus mume''.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. Wilder ; superl. Wildest .] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of uncertain ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs , which includes the plums , cherries , peaches , nectarines , apricots and almonds . Around 430 species are spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated ...

Usage examples of prunus.

Mitchella work personally on the edge of the floor that contained the names, so she knew Prunus was a name that had been cut deeply into the wood.

An early-flowering prunus was in full bloom in the tiny front garden, a pale shimmer in the gathering dark.

The pink prunus was shedding its petals and they lay like rosy snow, half-covering the scillas.

If the damned municipality had not decided to smarten up the street with a sidewalk, a ridiculously high curb and horrid little flowering prunus trees.

The dogwoods on Greenfield Hill below those enormous copper beeches, the weeping cherries, the prunus, the apple blossom yes, it is deathless!

It belongs to the botanical class Prunus Spinosa, or blackthorn, and it was covered with berries at the time of our visit.

Flowering trees (originating from Prunus autumnalis subhirtella) were planted along avenues.