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Natal plum

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noun

  1. a southern African bushy shrub, Carissa grandiflora, of the dogbane family, having forked spines, white flowers, and egg-shaped, red berries.

  2. the fruit of this shrub.

Etymology

Origin of Natal plum

First recorded in 1855–60

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