beach plum

beach plum

n. A shrub (Prunus maritima) in the rose family, found along the Atlantic coast from New Brunswick to Maryland and having white flowers and edible fruits used in jams and jellies.

beach plum

n 1. (Plants) a rosaceous shrub, Prunus maritima, of coastal regions of E North America 2. (Plants) its edible plumlike fruit

beach′ plum`

n. a small plum tree, Prunus maritima, that grows on seashores of NE North America. [1775–85, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	beach plum - seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruitbeach plum bush, Prunus maritimabeach plum - small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pieswild plum, wild plum tree - an uncultivated plum tree or shrub
	2.	beach plum - small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and piesplum - any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pitbeach plum, beach plum bush, Prunus maritima - seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit