Indian plumn.

Brit.

/ˌɪndɪən ˈplʌm/, U.S.

/ˌɪndiən ˈpləm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., plum n.

Etymology: < Indian adj. + plum n.

Any of several trees or shrubs bearing plumlike fruit, esp. the myrobalan or cherry plum, Prunus cerasifera, of eastern Europe and South Asia and (North American) the osoberry, Oemleria cerasiformis, of North America. Also: the fruit of any of these trees.

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Indian plum1636

bread tree1640

pear tree1696

pine1696

wild mango1813

1636 W. Davenant Witts ii. sig. E2^v All he swallowes Sir is melting Conserve, And soft Indian Plum!

1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia i. 14 The persimmon is by Hariot call'd the Indian Plum; and so Smith, Purchase, and du Lake, call it after him.

1764 J. Petiver Jacobi Petiveri Opera 12/1 Late Indian Plum. Its blossoms white, small, and very sweet, the Fruit red and palatable.

1822 Monthly Rev. 98 54 These hills are rugged, overrun with the hardy brier, or wild Indian plum, and varieties of the euphorbium.

1859 H. C. Goodwin Pioneer Hist. v. 62 Sullivan saw them respectably buried on the banks of Beard's Creek, in the midst of a number of Indian plum trees.

1915 U. P. Hedrick Cherries of New York 62 I never saw any [cherry] grafted in this country, the common excepted, which was grafted on an Indian plum stock, and bore well.

1962 Daily Chron. (Centralia, Washington) 24 Feb. 7/1 In case you don't know what Indian Plum is, it's the same as..Wild Plum. Wild Plum is Oso Berry.

1984 R. M. Pyle Audubon Soc. Handbk. for Butterfly Watchers xi. 123 The Veined Whites..apparently eschew two conspicuous and abundant early flowering shrubs—Indian plum and red currant.

2001 Church Times 16 Mar. 11/1 An entwined, living mass of thorny acacia, Indian plum, prickly pear, bamboo and cactus, this impenetrable barrier was created in 1847 by British administrators in India.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indian plum
释义	Indian plumn. Brit. /ˌɪndɪən ˈplʌm/, U.S. /ˌɪndiən ˈpləm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., plum n. Etymology: < Indian adj. + plum n. Any of several trees or shrubs bearing plumlike fruit, esp. the myrobalan or cherry plum, Prunus cerasifera, of eastern Europe and South Asia and (North American) the osoberry, Oemleria cerasiformis, of North America. Also: the fruit of any of these trees. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > names applied to various types Indian plum1636 bread tree1640 pear tree1696 pine1696 wild mango1813 1636 W. Davenant Witts ii. sig. E2^v All he swallowes Sir is melting Conserve, And soft Indian Plum! 1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia i. 14 The persimmon is by Hariot call'd the Indian Plum; and so Smith, Purchase, and du Lake, call it after him. 1764 J. Petiver Jacobi Petiveri Opera 12/1 Late Indian Plum. Its blossoms white, small, and very sweet, the Fruit red and palatable. 1822 Monthly Rev. 98 54 These hills are rugged, overrun with the hardy brier, or wild Indian plum, and varieties of the euphorbium. 1859 H. C. Goodwin Pioneer Hist. v. 62 Sullivan saw them respectably buried on the banks of Beard's Creek, in the midst of a number of Indian plum trees. 1915 U. P. Hedrick Cherries of New York 62 I never saw any [cherry] grafted in this country, the common excepted, which was grafted on an Indian plum stock, and bore well. 1962 Daily Chron. (Centralia, Washington) 24 Feb. 7/1 In case you don't know what Indian Plum is, it's the same as..Wild Plum. Wild Plum is Oso Berry. 1984 R. M. Pyle Audubon Soc. Handbk. for Butterfly Watchers xi. 123 The Veined Whites..apparently eschew two conspicuous and abundant early flowering shrubs—Indian plum and red currant. 2001 Church Times 16 Mar. 11/1 An entwined, living mass of thorny acacia, Indian plum, prickly pear, bamboo and cactus, this impenetrable barrier was created in 1847 by British administrators in India. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1636
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