Cherry Blossom

Scientific name: many

Cherry blossom has indeed a lot of scientific names:

1.Prunus yedoensis, someiyoshino

2.Prunus lannesiana var. speciosa, ohshimasakura

3.Prunus jamasakura, yamasakura

Word meaning

Prunus:a genus of cherry blossom

Yedoensis:Edo's

Lannesiana:Mr.Lannes, a gardener

Origin of a word "Prunus":Latin for "plum"

Family:roses

Season:April first to April ten

History:It is said that Konohana-sakuya-hime, the soul of cherry blossom, seeded the first

cherry blossoms seed from Mt.Fuji. The blossom named "Sakura" from "Sakuyahime".



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