native plum

noun

1

: any of several Australian trees that are felt to resemble the plums: such as

a

: black apple

b

: a Tasmanian tree (Cenarrhenes nitida) of the family Proteaceae

c

: a plant of the genus Owenia

2

: the fruit of a native plum

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