Hog plum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit
    yellow mombin tree; Spondias mombin; yellow mombin.
  2. noun small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit
    Prunus angustifolia; hog plum bush; chickasaw plum.
  3. noun fruit of the wild plum of southern United States
    wild plum.
  4. noun yellow oval tropical fruit
    yellow mombin.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus Spondias (S. lutea), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies.

Webster 1913