red ironwood

noun

1

: a small tree (Reynosia septentrionalis) of the family Rhamnaceae of the Bahamas and southern Florida with persistent usually opposite leaves and an edible drupe

called also Darling plum

2

: a closely related Cuban tree (Reynosia latifolia)

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