Noun: flowering almond
- 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
- 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