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BEACH PLUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beach plum mean?
• BEACH PLUM (noun)
The noun BEACH PLUM has 2 senses:
1. seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
2. small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies
Familiarity information: BEACH PLUM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
beach plum; beach plum bush; Prunus maritima
Hypernyms ("beach plum" is a kind of...):
wild plum; wild plum tree (an uncultivated plum tree or shrub)
Meronyms (parts of "beach plum"):
beach plum (small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("beach plum" is a kind of...):
plum (any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit)
Holonyms ("beach plum" is a part of...):
beach plum; beach plum bush; Prunus maritima (seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit)
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