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English
Etymology
Ultimately from Persian آلوی بخارا (âlu-ye boxârâ).
Noun
alubukhara (plural alubukharas)
- A cultivar of plum found in Turkestan, Iran and the South Caucasus, commonly eaten as a prune (dried plum).
Usage notes
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]
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References
- ^ Vermišyan, A. M., Dilanyan, H. X., Sanaġyan, M. B. (1958) Hayastani ptuġnerə [The Fruits of Armenia], volume I, korizavorner, teġakan sorter , Yerevan: HayPetHrat, pages 147–148