noun
1. an uncultivated plum tree or shrub
• Syn: ↑wild plum tree
• Hyponyms:
↑Allegheny plum, ↑Alleghany plum, ↑sloe, ↑Prunus alleghaniensis, ↑American red plum, ↑August plum, ↑goose plum, ↑Prunus americana, ↑chickasaw plum, ↑hog plum, ↑hog plum bush, ↑Prunus angustifolia, ↑beach plum, ↑beach plum bush, ↑Prunus maritima, ↑holly-leaved cherry, ↑holly-leaf cherry, ↑evergreen cherry, ↑islay, ↑Prunus ilicifolia
2. fruit of the wild plum of southern United States
• Syn: ↑hog plum
• Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit
• Part Holonyms: ↑chickasaw plum, ↑hog plum, ↑hog plum bush, ↑Prunus angustifolia
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noun1. : an uncultivated plum; especially : one of a species (as Prunus domestica or P. americana) that is closely related to or a source of the cultivated plums
2. : wild prune
3. : black apple
Useful english dictionary. 2012.