Meanings
plural wild plums
- Any of wild-growing plum, especially
- Any of wild-growing plum, especially:
- An American wild plum (Prunus americana), native to eastern North America.
- A serviceberry (Amelanchier, a genus in the Rosaceae), producing small fruits lacking a pit.
- A kaffir plum (Harpephyllum caffrum), an Afrotropical plum.
- An emu bush (Podocarpus drouynianus), a conifer native to Australia.
- Any member of species Terminalia platyphylla of trees native to the Kimberly of Western Australia.
- A peeling-bark ochna (Ochna pulchra), of Africa.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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