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ˈpigeon-plum
1. A tree of the W. Indies and Florida, Coccoloba Floridana, family Polygonaceæ, the wood of which is used in cabinet-making; also, its edible grape-like fruit.
1747Catesby in Phil. Trans. XLIV. 604 Cerasus latiore folio... The Pidgeon-Plum. The Fruit is ripe in December, is pleasant-tasted, and is the Food of Pidgeons, and many wild Animals. 1884in Miller Plant-n.
2. A West African tree of the genus Chrysobalanus, family Rosaceæ; also, its succulent edible fruit.
1884Miller Plant-n., Pigeon Plum-tree, Sierra Leone. Chrysobalanus ellipticus and C. luteus. |