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ALLEGHANY PLUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alleghany plum mean? 

ALLEGHANY PLUM (noun)
  The noun ALLEGHANY PLUM has 1 sense:

1. wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow fleshplay

  Familiarity information: ALLEGHANY PLUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALLEGHANY PLUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Alleghany plum; Allegheny plum; Prunus alleghaniensis; sloe

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

wild plum; wild plum tree (an uncultivated plum tree or shrub)

Meronyms (parts of "Alleghany plum"):

sloe (small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush)


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