coco plum
- noun
- /ˈkoʊkoʊ plʌm/
- US
:
ciruela de coco
- The jam was made from fresh coco plums picked that morning.
Examples
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She made a delicious preserve using ripe coco plums and spices from her garden.
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In the local market, baskets of coco plum were displayed alongside other tropical fruits.
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The coco plum tree thrives in coastal areas and produces a tasty fruit.
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The coco plum is a unique fruit.
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I bought some coco plums at the market.
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At the farmer's market, I found a variety of coco plums that looked perfect for making jam.
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Fresh coco plums were served as dessert at the tropical restaurant last night.
Synonyms
A plum-shaped tropical fruit often used to make jam
A tropical American shrub or small tree with edible fruit like a plum used in jams and desserts
A small tropical tree that makes edible fruit like small plums
A tropical evergreen bush or small tree that makes edible fruit often used to make jams
Surface Forms
Morphology
coco + plum
The presence of 'plum' clearly signals a fruit/tree sense so a learner would infer it names a kind of fruit or fruit-bearing tree, but 'coco' is not a standard English lexical item here (and is listed as not found), making the modifier ambiguous. Because the expression refers to a specific tropical species and the role of 'coco' is not fully predictable from its constituents, a learner would only partially infer the meaning (plum-like tropical fruit) rather than the exact botanical referent.
Etymology
Coco plum may get its name from its look and home: people linked coco to the seaside 'coconut' and plum to its small, round shape. So the name helps you remember it is a small, plum-shaped 'fruit' often found near the coast.
