COCOA PLUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cocoa plum mean? 

• COCOA PLUM (noun)
  The noun COCOA PLUM has 2 senses:

1. small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit

2. plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American

  Familiarity information: COCOA PLUM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COCOA PLUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chrysobalanus icaco; coco plum; coco plum tree; cocoa plum; icaco

Hypernyms ("cocoa plum" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "cocoa plum"):

coco plum; cocoa plum; icaco (plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American)

Holonyms ("cocoa plum" is a member of...):

Chrysobalanus; genus Chrysobalanus (coco plums)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

coco plum; cocoa plum; icaco

Hypernyms ("cocoa plum" is a kind of...):

edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)

Holonyms ("cocoa plum" is a part of...):

Chrysobalanus icaco; coco plum; coco plum tree; cocoa plum; icaco (small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit)