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sour plum
noun
Definition of sour plum
1 : emu apple
2 : any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Ximenia; especially : a tall much-branched often spiny shrub (X. caffra) of the northern Transvaal with greenish flowers in axillary clusters followed by orange-red to scarlet fruits
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