prunus

Definition

A type of traditional decoration on porcelain that depicts the leaves and branches of the Chinese plum, Prunus mume.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prūnus. Doublet of prune and plum.

Example Sentences

• "[…] a caption by two 1740s Meissen plates ($27,500 for the pair) notes that they belonged to Saxon royals and have a pattern often mislabeled as a crouching lion but “in reality a tiger prowling amongst prunus.”"