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Noun: natal plum
  1. Very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves
    - amatungulu, Carissa macrocarpa, Carissa grandiflora
     
  2. South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging
    - hedge thorn, Carissa bispinosa
     
  3. Edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant
    - carissa plum

Derived forms: natal plums

Type of: carissa, edible fruit

Encyclopedia: Natal plum