cherry plum

noun

1. a small tree, Prunus cerasifera, bearing edible yellow or reddish fruit.
2. the fruit of this tree.

cherry plum

noun

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

Example Sentences

Hedges of damsons or the myrobalan (the cherry plum) serve as shelters from the wind and grow rapidly.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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