alubukhara
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Persian آلوی بخارا (âlû'i buxârâ).
Noun[edit]
alubukhara (plural alubukharas)
- A cultivar of plum found in Turkestan, Iran and the South Caucasus, commonly eaten as a prune (dried plum).
Usage notes[edit]
It is uncertain whether the cultivars called "alubukhara" are the same everywhere. It is possible the name was indiscriminately applied to different plums of high quality.[1]
Translations[edit]
cultivar of plum
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References[edit]
- ^ Vermišyan, A. M., Dilanyan, H. X., Sanaġyan, M. B. (1958) Hayastani ptuġnerə [The Fruits of Armenia], volume I, korizavorner, teġakan sorter [Stone fruits, local varieties], Yerevan: HayPetHrat, pages 147–148