Cocoa Plum (Noun)
Meaning 1
Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The cocoa plum is a rare species that is mostly found in the Caribbean region and Central America.
- After much searching, we finally found a cocoa plum tree with ripe fruit.
- She was fascinated by the exotic fruits and couldn't wait to try the cocoa plum.
- As a local expert on tropical trees, he explained that the cocoa plum has medicinal properties too.
- Freshly harvested cocoa plum was one of the few local delicacies they were excited to try.
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Meaning 2
Plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.