indian plum

indian plum
noun
Usage: usually capitalized I
Etymology: indian (II) 1
1.
a. : any of several tropical trees of the genus Flacourtia (especially F. indica) — compare governor's plum
b. : the edible rather acid plum-shaped fruit of one of these trees
2. [indian (II) 2] : osoberry

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  • plum curculio — Plum Plum, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Prune} a dried plum.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus domestica}, and of several other species of {Prunus}; also, the tree itself, usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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