noun
Meaning 1
Wild growing forms of plums, especially
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wild plum
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noun
Meaning 2
Wild growing forms of plums, especially:
Prunus americana, native to eastern North America.
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noun
Meaning 3
Amelanchier (serviceberry), a genus in the Rosaceae producing small fruits lacking a pit.
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Meaning 4
Harpephyllum caffrum (kaffir plum), an Afrotropical tree species.
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Meaning 5
Podocarpus drouynianus (emu bush), a conifer native to Australia.
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Meaning 6
Terminalia platyphylla, a tree native to the Kimberly of Western Australia.
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Meaning 7
Ochna pulchra, of Africa.
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noun
Meaning 8
fruit of the wild plum of southern United States
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Broader terms: edible fruit
noun
Meaning 9
an uncultivated plum tree or shrub
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Synonyms: wild plum tree
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Broader terms: plum, plum tree
Narrower terms: Allegheny plum, Alleghany plum, sloe, Prunus alleghaniensis, American red plum, August plum, goose plum, Prunus americana, chickasaw plum, hog plum, hog plum bush, Prunus angustifolia, beach plum, beach plum bush, Prunus maritima, holly-leaved cherry, holly-leaf cherry, evergreen cherry, islay, Prunus ilicifolia
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