August plum

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A wild plum tree in eastern and central North America that makes red-orange fruit with yellow flesh

noun

: ciruela de agosto

Children love picking the ripe, tart fruit of the August plum during August.

Examples

The woods behind our house are full of August plum trees in late summer.
Birds often feed on August plum fruit as it ripens on the branches.
The August plum tree is known for its sweet fruit.
I picked some August plums from the orchard yesterday.
Children often enjoy climbing August plum trees to reach the sweet, ripe fruit.
During late summer, the August plum trees in the park are filled with vibrant red-orange fruit.
The August plum fruit is a favorite treat for many birds that visit our garden.

Synonyms

American red plum

vsAugust plum

1 4.8

A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America with red fruit and yellow flesh

is a different common name variant rather than the scientific label

Prunus americana

vsAugust plum

Specialized

9.3

A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America that has red-orange fruit with yellow inside

is the common name used in everyday language rather than scientific form

goose plum

vsAugust plum

9.8

A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America that makes red-orange fruit with yellow flesh

is the formal or other common name used elsewhere rather than this variant

Surface Forms

August plum singular

August plums plural

Morphology

August + plum

The meaning is directly compositional: 'August' (the month) + 'plum' (the fruit) signals a plum associated with the month of August (e.g., a variety/tree that fruits in August). A B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer this denotes a type of plum/tree, so the expression is transparent.

Etymology

August plum gets its name from the fruit: the small red-orange fruit is a type of plum and usually ripens in August, so people named the tree for the month and the fruit. That's why the name means 'a wild plum tree that bears ripe fruit in late summer'.