Apples (etc.)

Apples, pears, raspberries and strawberries all belong to different genera within the rose family.

Plums, apricots, cherries (etc.) also belong to the rose family. They are all in the same genus – scientific name Prunus. (The word 'prune' was apparently once used more or less synonymously with 'plum'.)

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