alubukhara
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUltimately from Persian آلوی بخارا (âlû'i buxârâ).
Noun
editalubukhara (plural alubukharas)
- A cultivar of plum found in Turkestan, Iran and the South Caucasus, commonly eaten as a prune (dried plum).
Usage notes
editIt 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
editcultivar 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