blood plum
noun
1The edible red fruit of a tropical West African tree, Haematostaphis barteri (family Anacardiaceae).
2Any of several varieties of plum having deep red flesh, chiefly of Japanese origin.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Gardener’ s Monthly.
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