| beach plum n. A seacoast shrub (Prunus maritima) in the rose family, native to northeast North America and having white flowers and edible, plumlike fruits used in jams, jellies, and pies. |
beach plum
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a rosaceous shrub, Prunus maritima, of coastal regions of E North America
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) its edible plumlike fruit
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| Noun | 1. |  beach plum - seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruitbeach plum - small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies wild plum, wild plum tree - an uncultivated plum tree or shrub |
| 2. | beach plum - small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies plum - any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit beach plum, beach plum bush, Prunus maritima - seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit |
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