hog plum

1. 1.

   tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit

   Synonymsyellow mombinyellow mombin treeSpondias mombin

   Broaderfruit tree

   Part ofSpondias

   Partshog plum
2. 2.

   small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit

   Synonymschickasaw plumhog plum bushPrunus angustifolia

   Broaderwild plum

   Partshog plum
3. 3.

   fruit of the wild plum of southern United States

   Synonymswild plum

   Broaderedible fruit

   Part ofchickasaw plum
4. 4.

   yellow oval tropical fruit

   Synonymsyellow mombin

   Broaderedible fruit

   Part ofhog plum

Questions about hog plum

What does hog plum mean?

hog plum means "tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for hog plum?

Close synonyms include yellow mombin, yellow mombin tree, Spondias mombin, chickasaw plum, hog plum bush. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hog plum a common word?

hog plum is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.