hog plumn.

Brit.

/ˈhɒɡ ˌplʌm/, U.S.

/ˈhɔɡ ˌpləm/,

/ˈhɑɡ ˌpləm/

Forms: see hog n.¹ and plum n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hog n.¹, plum n.

Etymology: < hog n.¹ + plum n.

1. The edible fruit of any of several trees of the genus Spondias (family Anacardiaceae), esp. S. mombin, of tropical America and the West Indies, which is a drupe with yellow flesh and thick skin, formerly used as food for pigs (also called yellow mombin). Also (more fully hog plum tree): the tree that bears this fruit.

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1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World v. 123 They have abundance of large Hog-Plumb-Trees growing about their Houses.

1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 127 Hog plum.—The wood is soft and used for cork.

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 229 The Hog Plumb Tree... The fruit..supplies the principal part of the food of the wild hogs in the season.

1858 R. Hogg Veg. Kingdom 247 The Hog-Plums (Spondias)..of the West Indies and South America..produce fruit which is eatable.

1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 305 Hog Plum or Yellow Spanish Plum of Jamaica, Spondias lutea.—Large tree.

1938 H. J. Quayle Insects of Citrus & Other Subtropical Fruits 243 The usual host plant of this species [of fruit fly] is the hog plum, Spondias mombin, a fruit of no economic value.

1997 A. J. Lack et al. Dominica Nature Island Illustr. Flora 19 Spondias mombin, the hog-plum or mombin, a pan-tropical tree 8–18 m. high, occurs in lowland areas along roadsides.

2. North American.

a. The fruit of any of several North American wild plum trees (genus Prunus) regarded as inferior to cultivated varieties and formerly used as food for pigs. Also: any of the trees that bear this fruit.

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1863 Centralia (Illinois) Sentinel 2 July Plums, of almost every kind seem to succeed well here..but it seems to be preferable to graft them upon the wild stock of this country, known as the ‘fall plum’ or ‘hog plum’.

1887 Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 1885–6 10 103 P. angustifolia... Hog Plum, Chicasaw Plum. A small tree or low shrub.

1947 R. Bedichek Adventures with Texas Naturalist xv. 197 Of two wild plums fairly common in central Texas, Prunus tarda and Prunus minutiflora, the former is called the Mexican plum and the latter the dwarf or hog plum.

2004 G. Sternberg & J. Wilson Native Trees for N. Amer. 355/2 Hog plum (P. rivularis)..ranges further southwest into Texas. Its fruits are not as large or as sweet as those of the wildgoose plums.

b. The edible, yellow, plum-like fruit of the tallow-nut, Ximenia americana (family Olacaceae). Also: the plant itself, a large shrub or small tree widespread throughout tropical regions.

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hog plum tree1697

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hog plum1877

1877 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 4) 289 Hog-Plum,... A tall shrub of South Florida. It bears a drupe the size of a plum, which is yellow and pleasant to the taste.

1946 K. Morton & J. Morton Fifty Trop. Fruits Nassau 103 The Tallowwood Plum, which resembles the yellow Mombin, also shares with that fruit the pseudonym ‘Hog Plum’ which does injustice to both.

2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees viii. 165 Tallow wood or hog plum (Ximenia americana) is used as a substitute for sandalwood in South America.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hog plum
释义	hog plumn. Brit. /ˈhɒɡ ˌplʌm/, U.S. /ˈhɔɡ ˌpləm/, /ˈhɑɡ ˌpləm/ Forms: see hog n.¹ and plum n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hog n.¹, plum n. Etymology: < hog n.¹ + plum n. 1. The edible fruit of any of several trees of the genus Spondias (family Anacardiaceae), esp. S. mombin, of tropical America and the West Indies, which is a drupe with yellow flesh and thick skin, formerly used as food for pigs (also called yellow mombin). Also (more fully hog plum tree): the tree that bears this fruit. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of tropical America > hog-plum tree hog plum tree1697 tallow-nut1791 mountain plum1837 hog plum1877 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > of South America or West Indies > Jamaica plum Jamaica plum1756 mombin1837 hog plum1887 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World v. 123 They have abundance of large Hog-Plumb-Trees growing about their Houses. 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 127 Hog plum.—The wood is soft and used for cork. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 229 The Hog Plumb Tree... The fruit..supplies the principal part of the food of the wild hogs in the season. 1858 R. Hogg Veg. Kingdom 247 The Hog-Plums (Spondias)..of the West Indies and South America..produce fruit which is eatable. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 305 Hog Plum or Yellow Spanish Plum of Jamaica, Spondias lutea.—Large tree. 1938 H. J. Quayle Insects of Citrus & Other Subtropical Fruits 243 The usual host plant of this species [of fruit fly] is the hog plum, Spondias mombin, a fruit of no economic value. 1997 A. J. Lack et al. Dominica Nature Island Illustr. Flora 19 Spondias mombin, the hog-plum or mombin, a pan-tropical tree 8–18 m. high, occurs in lowland areas along roadsides. 2. North American. a. The fruit of any of several North American wild plum trees (genus Prunus) regarded as inferior to cultivated varieties and formerly used as food for pigs. Also: any of the trees that bear this fruit. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > stone fruit > [noun] > plum > other types of plum bullacea1375 myxe?1440 prunelloa1450 bullace-fruit1530 wheat-plum1538 wheaten plum1542 pear plum1573 finger plum1577 perdrigon1582 damson plum1584 apple-plum1601 bullace-plum1608 amber plum1629 Christian1629 queen mother1629 cinnamon-plum1664 date1664 Orleans1674 Chickasaw plum1760 blue gage1764 golden drop1772 beach-plum1785 quetsch1839 egg-plum1859 hog plum1863 bladder-plum1869 prune1872 Carlsbad plum1885 apricot plum1893 1863 Centralia (Illinois) Sentinel 2 July Plums, of almost every kind seem to succeed well here..but it seems to be preferable to graft them upon the wild stock of this country, known as the ‘fall plum’ or ‘hog plum’. 1887 Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 1885–6 10 103 P. angustifolia... Hog Plum, Chicasaw Plum. A small tree or low shrub. 1947 R. Bedichek Adventures with Texas Naturalist xv. 197 Of two wild plums fairly common in central Texas, Prunus tarda and Prunus minutiflora, the former is called the Mexican plum and the latter the dwarf or hog plum. 2004 G. Sternberg & J. Wilson Native Trees for N. Amer. 355/2 Hog plum (P. rivularis)..ranges further southwest into Texas. Its fruits are not as large or as sweet as those of the wildgoose plums. b. The edible, yellow, plum-like fruit of the tallow-nut, Ximenia americana (family Olacaceae). Also: the plant itself, a large shrub or small tree widespread throughout tropical regions. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > of tropical America > hog-plum tree hog plum tree1697 tallow-nut1791 mountain plum1837 hog plum1877 1877 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 4) 289 Hog-Plum,... A tall shrub of South Florida. It bears a drupe the size of a plum, which is yellow and pleasant to the taste. 1946 K. Morton & J. Morton Fifty Trop. Fruits Nassau 103 The Tallowwood Plum, which resembles the yellow Mombin, also shares with that fruit the pseudonym ‘Hog Plum’ which does injustice to both. 2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees viii. 165 Tallow wood or hog plum (Ximenia americana) is used as a substitute for sandalwood in South America. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1697
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