Meanings
nounChinese plum (plural Chinese plums)
plural Chinese plums
- Any of the three species of East Asian trees and their fruit:
- Prunus mume.
Synonyms: green plum, Japanese apricot, sour plum, winter plum
- Prunus salicina.
Synonyms: blood plum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPrunus mume.
nounPrunus salicina.
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