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hog plum

hog plum

8.8
A small tree or shrub that produces edible yellow fruit
  • noun
  • /hɔg plʌm/
  • US
translation icon : ciruela de cerdo
  • The hog plum tree grows well in tropical climates.

Examples

  • We found several wild hog plums growing near the riverbank.

  • The hog plum tree grows well in tropical climates.

  • Early settlers relied on the hog plum as a source of food during the summer.

  • The fruit of the hog plum is often used to make jellies and preserves.

  • I love the taste of hog plums in the summer.

  • The fruit of the hog plum is often used to make jellies and preserves.

  • We found several wild hog plums growing near the riverbank.

Synonyms

Spondias mombin
vshog plum
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree that makes small yellow fruit used for juice and jam

is a broader name for related shrubs and trees with similar fruit
yellow mombin tree
vshog plum
  • US
9.9

A tropical American tree that grows yellow fruit you can eat

includes shrubs as well as trees that produce similar fruit
yellow mombin
vshog plum
  • US
9.9

A tropical tree that bears small yellow fruit used for food and garden decoration

is a general term for related shrubs and trees producing similar fruit
hog plum bush
vshog plum
  • US
9.9

A small bush with edible fruits that are yellow or red

is the broader term for shrubs or trees that make small yellow fruit

Surface Forms

hog plum singular
hog plums plural

Morphology

hog + plum

The compound is a straightforward modifier + head noun: 'plum' denotes a fruit and 'hog' functions as a descriptor, so a learner who knows both words will infer it names a kind/variety of plum. This follows common cross-linguistic plant-naming patterns (modifier specifies type), so while they may not know the exact species or flavor, the basic meaning 'a type of plum/fruit' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Hog plum is the name for a tree that makes a small, tart fruit; one popular story says early farmers called it hog plum because they often saw hogs eating the fallen plums, so the word came to mean the 'tree' that bears those fruits.