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ALLEGHANY PLUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
Synonyms:
Alleghany plum; Allegheny plum; Prunus alleghaniensis; sloe
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Alleghany plum" is a kind of...):
wild plum; wild plum tree (an uncultivated plum tree or shrub)
Meronyms (parts of "Alleghany plum"):
sloe (small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush)