ground plum

ground plum
noun
1. : any of several milk vetches (especially Astragalus caryocarpus) of the western United States
2. : the fruit of a ground plum

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1. a prostrate milk vetch, Astragalus crassicarpus, of the legume family, growing in the prairie regions of North America.
2. its plum-shaped fruit.
[1855-60, Amer.]

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ground plum,
1. a plant of the pea family, a milk vetch, growing in the American prairie regions.
2. its edible fruit, that resembles a plum in size and shape.
3. any one of various allied plants or their fruit.

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  • Ground plum — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ground plum — ground′ plum n. 1) pln a prostrate milk vetch, Astragalus crassicarpus, of North American prairies 2) pln its plum shaped fruit …   From formal English to slang

  • ground plum — ☆ ground plum n. a low, perennial, prairie milk vetch (Astragalus crassicarpus), with thick walled, edible pods …   English World dictionary

  • ground plum — /graʊnd ˈplʌm/ (say grownd plum) noun 1. a leguminous plant, Astragalus crassicarpus, of the American prairie regions. 2. its plum shaped fruit …  

  • ground plum — 1. a prostrate milk vetch, Astragalus crassicarpus, of the legume family, growing in the prairie regions of North America. 2. its plum shaped fruit. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

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