Cherry Plum (Noun)
Meaning
Small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The cherry plum is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to Western Asia, typically growing up to 15 meters tall.
- Prunus fruticosa, also known as the cherry plum, produces an edible yellow fruit about 3-4 centimeters in diameter.
- A ripe cherry plum can be sweet or sour in taste and can be consumed fresh, or cooked for pies, jam and chutney.
- Many landscapes across Eastern Europe are known for including rows of blossoming cherry plum trees each spring.
- Honey bees were extremely busy flitting between pink, powdery petals as our native cherry plum blooms poured the sun for local inhabitants this last Thursday morning