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CARISSA PLUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant
Synonyms:
carissa plum; natal plum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("carissa plum" is a kind of...):
edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)
Holonyms ("carissa plum" is a part of...):
amatungulu; Carissa grandiflora; Carissa macrocarpa; natal plum (very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves)