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natal plum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun natal plum has 3 senses
- natal plum(n = noun.plant) amatungulu, carissa grandiflora, carissa macrocarpa - very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves; Array has parts: carissa plum, natal plum
- natal plum(n = noun.plant) carissa bispinosa, hedge thorn - South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging; Array is a kind of carissa
- natal plum(n = noun.food) carissa plum - edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant; Array is a kind of edible fruit
is a kind of carissa
is a part of amatungulu, carissa grandiflora, carissa macrocarpa, natal plum
CIDE DICTIONARY
natal plum,
- The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus
Carissa (formerlyArduina ) (Carissa bispinosa andCarissa grandiflora ). It is also calledamatungulu . [1913 Webster] - the shrub bearing the natal plum{1}; a very large closely branched South African shrub (
Carissa grandiflora ) of the dogbane family having forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red berries. [WordNet 1.5]
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