Natal plum

noun

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

Origin of Natal plum

First recorded in 1855–60

Also called amatungula.

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