Phrase guide

cherry plum

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Prunus cerasifera, a deciduous ornamental Eurasian shrub or small tree, having white flowers and small red to yellow edible fruits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: myrobalan plum

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The fruit of such a tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: myrobalan plum

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: myrobalan, myrobalan plum, Prunus cerasifera

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plum, plum tree

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aromanian: prun — Prunus cerasifera
  • Aromanian: purnu — Prunus cerasifera
  • Azerbaijani: alça — Prunus cerasifera
  • Bulgarian: джанка (džanka) — Prunus cerasifera
  • Catalan: mirabolaner — Prunus cerasifera
  • Chinese Mandarin: 櫻桃李樹 /樱桃李树 (yīngtáolǐshù) — Prunus cerasifera
  • Finnish: kirsikkaluumu — Prunus cerasifera
  • Georgian: ტყემალი (ṭq̇emali) — Prunus cerasifera
  • Greek: κορομηλιά (koromiliá) — Prunus cerasifera
  • Korean: 자엽꽃자두 (jayeopkkotjadu) — Prunus cerasifera
  • Laz: ყომური (qomuri) — Prunus cerasifera
  • Mazanderani: هلی (hali) — Prunus cerasifera
  • Mingrelian: ჸომური (ʾomuri) — Prunus cerasifera
  • Polish: ałycza — Prunus cerasifera
  • Polish: śliwa wiśniowa — Prunus cerasifera
  • Romanian: corcoduș — Prunus cerasifera
  • Russian: алыча́ (alyčá) — Prunus cerasifera
  • Svan: ბა̈რყუ̂ენ (bärq̇ûen) — Prunus cerasifera
  • Swedish: körsbärsplommon — Prunus cerasifera
  • Turkish: kiraz eriği — Prunus cerasifera
  • Armenian: շլոր (šlor) — the fruit
  • Aromanian: prunã — the fruit
  • Azerbaijani: alça — the fruit
  • Catalan: mirabolà — the fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 櫻桃李 /樱桃李 (yīngtáolǐ) — the fruit
  • Finnish: kirsikkaluumu — the fruit
  • French: prunes-cerises — the fruit
  • French: cerisette — the fruit
  • Georgian: ტყემალი (ṭq̇emali) — the fruit
  • German: Kirschpflaume — the fruit
  • Greek: κορόμηλο (korómilo) — the fruit
  • Hungarian: cseresznyeszilva — the fruit
  • Irish: pluma silíneach — the fruit
  • Italian: amolo — the fruit
  • Laz: ყომური (qomuri) — the fruit
  • Mingrelian: ჸომური (ʾomuri) — the fruit
  • Polish: ałycza — the fruit
  • Romanian: corcodușă — the fruit
  • Russian: алыча́ (alyčá) — the fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: џа̏нарика — the fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: džȁnarika — the fruit
  • Spanish: ciruelo de jardín — the fruit
  • Svan: ბა̈რყუ̂ენ (bärq̇ûen) — the fruit
  • Swedish: körsbärsplommon — the fruit
  • Turkish: kiraz eriği — the fruit
  • Turkish: can eriği — the fruit
  • Welsh: ffug-geiriosen — the fruit