Java plum

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Noun

Java plum (countable and uncountable, plural Java plums)

1. Certain fruit-bearing tropical trees
   1. Any of species Syzygium cumini, native to south Asia, southeast Asia, and Malesia, widely introduced.

      Synonyms: Malabar plum, jambolan, black plum, Malabar plum, jamun, jaman, jambul, Indian blackberry

   2. A hog plum or yellow mombin (Spondias mombin), of the tropical Americas.
2. Fruit of such trees.

References

• “Java plum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Java plum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Syzygium cumini on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Syzygium cumini on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons