american plum

american plum
noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
: any of various cultivated plums derived chiefly from native American plums (as from Prunus americana) — compare european plum

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American plum,
any of several cultivated varieties of cold-resistant plums with amber flesh and skin that grow wild east of the Rocky Mountains.

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