big-tree plum

Definitions of big-tree plum
  1. noun
    small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves
    synonyms: Prunus mexicana
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    type of:
    plum, plum tree
    any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
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