natal plum

1. 1.

   very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves

   SynonymsamatunguluCarissa macrocarpaCarissa grandiflora

   Broadercarissa

   Partscarissa plum
2. 2.

   South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging

   Synonymshedge thornCarissa bispinosa

   Broadercarissa
3. 3.

   edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant

   Synonymscarissa plum

   Broaderedible fruit

   Part ofnatal plum

Questions about natal plum

What does natal plum mean?

natal plum means "very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for natal plum?

Close synonyms include amatungulu, Carissa macrocarpa, Carissa grandiflora, hedge thorn, Carissa bispinosa. 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 natal plum a common word?

natal 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.