PRUNUS MARITIMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Prunus maritima mean? 

• PRUNUS MARITIMA (noun)
  The noun PRUNUS MARITIMA has 1 sense:

1. seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit

  Familiarity information: PRUNUS MARITIMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRUNUS MARITIMA (noun)

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 ("Prunus maritima" is a kind of...):

wild plum; wild plum tree (an uncultivated plum tree or shrub)

Meronyms (parts of "Prunus maritima"):

beach plum (small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies)