black plum

plural black plums

1. A tree or fruit derived from a tree of various species:
   1. Prunus domestica (European plum), a common cultivated plum.
   2. Prunus nigra (Canada plum), native to eastern North America.
   3. Diospyros australis (syn. Diospyros microcarpa; (yellow persimmon), (Australian date plum), native to eastern Australia.

      Synonyms: black plum of Illawarra, yellow persimmon

   4. Planchonella australis (black apple, yellow buttonwood, yellow bulletwood; syn. Pouteria australis), native to eastern Australia.
   5. Syzygium cumini (Java plum), native to south and southeast Asia.
   6. Vitex doniana, native to Africa.
2. A dark purple color, attributable to anthocyanins in fruit.