Meanings
plural Japanese plums
- biologyA fruit tree, Prunus mume.
- biologyA fruit tree, Prunus salicina.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
nounevergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
nounyellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Japanese plum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20plum
“Japanese plum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20plum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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