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单词 beach plum
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beach plum


noun

a shrub, Prunus maritima, of the rose family, of the seashores of northeastern North America, having sharply toothed leaves and white flowers.
the purple or blackish edible fruit of this shrub.

Origin of beach plum

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby beach plum

beach grass, beachhead, Beach-la-Mar, beachmaster, beach pea, beach plum, beach ridge, beachscape, beach scarp, beachside, beach umbrella
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Example sentences from the Web for beach plum

  • He went out hurriedly, and, though I shouted after him, he only waved and ducked behind a beach-plum bush.

    The Rise of Roscoe Paine|Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Prudence had made a "two-egg cake" and opened a jar of beach-plum preserves to follow the creamed fish and biscuits.

    Sheila of Big Wreck Cove|James A. Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for beach plum

beach plum

noun

a rosaceous shrub, Prunus maritima, of coastal regions of E North America
its edible plumlike fruit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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