beach plum

noun

|Updated on: 19 Jul 2018

Definition of beach plum

: a shrubby plum (Prunus maritima) having white flowers and growing chiefly along the northeastern coast of North America; also : its edible usually dark purple fruit that is used especially in preserves

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Fifty free permits for picking beach plums and cranberries are available in the lottery.

— morgan hughes, BostonGlobe.com, "Curing the flu, wedding dresses for soldiers, and food for the elderly," 13 July 2018
Image Josephine’s Feast, a Brooklyn producer of preserves and condiments made mostly from local ingredients (even foraged beach plums), has welcomed summer with a fragrant new flavor, strawberries and pink Champagne.

— New York Times, "Strawberry Preserves Worthy of a Champagne Toast," 21 May 2018

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