beach plum
beach plum · beach plums
A tree, Prunus maritima, bearing small plums, found along the Atlantic coast of the…A tree, Prunus maritima, bearing small plums, found along the Atlantic coast of the United States from Maine to Maryland.
Meaning
1 sensesA tree, Prunus maritima, bearing small plums, found along the Atlantic coast of the United States from Maine to Maryland.
More definitions
- small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies
- seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
Forms
plural: beach plums| Singular | beach plum |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit:beach plum bushPrunus maritima