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cherry plum

noun
1.
a small tree, Prunus cerasifera, bearing edible yellow or reddish fruit.
2.
the fruit of this tree.
Also called myrobalan.
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  • Hedges of damsons or the myrobalan (the cherry plum) serve as shelters from the wind and grow rapidly.

    The Book of Pears and Plums Edward Bartrum

  • This cherry plum blooms early, and its flower is often cut off; otherwise its fruit (ripe in August) is useful for tarts.

    The Book of Pears and Plums Edward Bartrum
British Dictionary definitions for cherry plum

cherry plum

noun
1.
a small widely planted Asian rosaceous tree, Prunus cerasifera, with white flowers and red or yellow cherry-like fruit Also called myrobalan
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