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COCO PLUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coco plum mean?
• COCO PLUM (noun)
The noun COCO PLUM has 2 senses:
1. small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
2. plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American
Familiarity information: COCO PLUM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chrysobalanus icaco; coco plum; coco plum tree; cocoa plum; icaco
Hypernyms ("coco plum" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "coco plum"):
coco plum; cocoa plum; icaco (plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American)
Holonyms ("coco plum" is a member of...):
Chrysobalanus; genus Chrysobalanus (coco plums)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
coco plum; cocoa plum; icaco
Hypernyms ("coco plum" is a kind of...):
edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)
Holonyms ("coco plum" is a part of...):
Chrysobalanus icaco; coco plum; coco plum tree; cocoa plum; icaco (small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit)
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