beach plum

noun

1. seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit

• Syn: ↑beach plum bush, ↑Prunus maritima

• Hypernyms: ↑wild plum, ↑wild plum tree

2. small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies

• Hypernyms: ↑plum

• Part Holonyms: ↑beach plum bush, ↑Prunus maritima

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noun

1. : a shrub (Prunus maritima) of the seacoast of northeastern No. America with showy white flowers and edible fruit often used for jam

2. : the dark purple fruit of the beach plum

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1. a shrub, Prunus maritima, of the rose family, of the seashores of northeastern North America, having sharply toothed leaves and white flowers.

2. the purple or blackish edible fruit of this shrub.

[1775-85, Amer.]

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beach plum noun

1. A shrub related to the plum (Prunus Maritima) native to Atlantic coastal areas of N America

2. Its edible fruit

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Main Entry: ↑beach

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beach plum,

1. a wild plum common on the northeastern coast of the United States. It belongs to the rose family.

2. its purple or crimson, acid fruit, used in making preserves and jelly.

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n. a maritime shrub related to the plum, native to northeastern North America. ● Prunus maritima, family Rosaceae

■ the edible fruit of this tree