NOUN
- evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
- small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
- yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
How To Use Japanese plum In A Sentence
- Because the loquat, or Japanese plum, is symmetrical and has a dense, evergreen crown, it is desirable in the home landscape.
- For apples and Japanese plums, thin to one fruit per cluster, and be careful to not damage long-lived fruiting spurs.
- Because of their lanky growth habit, Japanese plums do best kept to an open or pyramidal frame.
- The Japanese plum called umeboshi also helps to maintain the blood's alkalinity as well as adding flavor to many dishes. William Spear: Radiation Emergency Measures You Can Take Now
