Sierra plum

noun

A shrub or small tree native to northern California and southern Oregon, Prunus subcordata, sometimes grown for its edible fruit.

Meanings

nounSierra plum (plural Sierra plums)

plural Sierra plums

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA shrub or small tree native to northern California and southern Oregon, Prunus subcordata, sometimes grown for its edible fruit.

More synonyms by meaning

nounshrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit

Similar
Pacific plumPrunus subcordata
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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