hog plum

noun

Spondias spp., especially Spondias mombin.

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yellow mombinyellow Spanish plumyellow mombin treeSpondias mombinchickasaw plumhog plum bushPrunus angustifoliawild plum
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Meanings

nounhog plum (plural hog plums)

plural hog plums · alternative hogplum · alternative hog-plum

  1. Any of several species of plants that produce plum-like fruit.
    1. Spondias spp., especially Spondias mombin.

      Synonyms: yellow mombin, yellow Spanish plum

    2. Colubrina spp.
    3. Certain species of Prunus, particularly Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum), Prunus rivularis (wild-goose plum), and Prunus umbellata (Allegheny plum).
    4. Ximenia americana (false sandalwood, yellow plum).
    5. Metopium toxiferum (poisonwood).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSpondias spp., especially Spondias mombin.

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yellow mombinyellow Spanish plum

More synonyms by meaning

nountropical American tree having edible yellow fruit

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yellow mombinyellow mombin treeSpondias mombin
Broader
fruit tree

nounsmall native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit

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chickasaw plumhog plum bushPrunus angustifolia
Broader
wild plumwild plum tree

nounfruit of the wild plum of southern United States

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wild plum
Broader
edible fruit

nounyellow oval tropical fruit

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yellow mombin
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edible fruit
Also see
chickasaw plumflatwoods plummountain plumsnakewoodwild plumyellow mombinyellow spanish plum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch mopé
  • mopéSpondias mombin
Cite this entry
APA

hog plum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hog%20plum

MLA

“hog plum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hog%20plum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hog plum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hog%20plum.

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