Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mountain plum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: moun-tain -plum
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree of species Ximenia americana, of the tropics, that bears cherished fruits.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mountain, plum.

Example Sentences

"Mountain plum.—The mountain plum (Ximenia americana) is a native of the tropics. It is a tree with simple leaves; flowers white, in clusters; fruit yellow, size of a plum; pulp of a pleasant subacid taste with a slight astringency."
"They fry okra. […] Our supper came with a bottle of brandy made from mountain plums and, by the potency, a good helping of mountain lightning, too."

Etymology

The local name in Jamaica once, where it occurs.

Inflected Forms

mountain plums (plural)

Synonyms

sea lemon hog plum false sandalwood yellow plum seaside plum tallowwood wild olive

Questions

What does mountain plum mean?: A tree of species Ximenia americana, of the tropics, that bears cherished fruits.
Where does mountain plum come from?: The local name in Jamaica once, where it occurs.

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