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Noun: flowering almond
  1. Deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers
    "The flowering almond was the centrepiece of the spring garden";
    - Prunus triloba
     
  2. Woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms
    "The flowering almond created a stunning display in the spring garden";
    - oriental bush cherry, Prunus japonica

Derived forms: flowering almonds

Type of: almond tree

Encyclopedia: Flowering almond