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单词 pigeon plum
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pigeon plumn.

Brit. /ˈpɪdʒ(ᵻ)n ˌplʌm/, U.S. /ˈpɪdʒ(ə)n ˌpləm/
Forms: see pigeon n. and plum n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pigeon n., plum n.
Etymology: < pigeon n. + plum n.
1. Any of several trees of the tropical genus Coccoloba (family Polygonaceae); esp. C. diversifolia of Florida and the Caribbean, which has a fleshy edible fruit and is allied to the sea grape, C. uvifera. Also: the fruit of such a tree.
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1743 M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina II. x. Pl. 94 Pigeon-Plum..grows on Rocks, on many of the Bahama Islands.
1884 C. S. Sargent Rep. Forests N. Amer. 117 Coccoloba Floridiana... Pigeon Plum... The edible and abundant grape-like fruit..is eagerly devoured by raccoons and other animals.
1897 G. S. Sudworth Nomencl. Arborescent Flora U.S. 192 Coccolobis laurifolia... Common Name. Pigeon Plum (Fla.).
1934 H. M. Bell Bahamas 84 Silvertop berries..are used for dessert together with pigeon plums.
1967 Bahamas Handbk. & Businessmen's Ann. (ed. 7) 489 Fruit..Plum (Scarlet, Spanish Hog, Cocoa, Darling, Natal, Pigeon).
1995 Esquire Nov. 128/2 Outdoors is a rustic patio centered on a hundred-year-old pigeon-plum tree.
2. Either of two West African trees of the genus Chrysobalanus (family Chysobalanaceae), formerly known as C. ellipticus and C. luteus but both now regarded as conspecific with the coco plum or icaco, C. icaco, of tropical America. Also: the succulent fruit of such a tree. Usually with distinguishing word. Obsolete.
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1826 Gardener's Mag. 1 ii. 165 Chrysobalanus luteus, yellow pigeon plum; shaped like an Orleans plum.
1855 H. Murray et al. Encycl. Geogr. III. 29 Four other fruits called Plums, the Small Pigeon Plum (Chrysoblanus ellipticus), the Yellow Pigeon Plum (C. Luteus), the Black Plum (Vitex umbrosa), and the Sugar Plum.
1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Pigeon Plum-tree, Sierra Leone. Chrysobalanus ellipticus and C. luteus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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