Date Plum (Noun)
Meaning
An Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Date plums can thrive well under an integrated plant management practice given regular mulching, protection and water supply.
- It has been suggested that the beneficial physiological changes caused by red date plums can cut the risk of cancers if ingested properly over a prescribed timeframe.
- No matter how they are cultivated in Paktika, date plums represent considerable cultural association valued specifically and frequently reserved through indigenous customary tradition.
- Various researchers have claimed to see an inverse correlation between adequate consommation of what is mainly recognized as fully ripened Afghan red and date plums varieties in studies into managing mental health.
- In Afghanistan the market where dried seeds and date plum sale exist or co-exist are usually located in main pathways that are crossed daily often to exchange merchandise.