beach plum

noun

1. a shrub, Prunus maritima, of the rose family, of the seashores of northeastern North America, having sharply toothed leaves and white flowers.
2. the purple or blackish edible fruit of this shrub.

beach plum

noun

1. a rosaceous shrub, Prunus maritima , of coastal regions of E North America
2. its edible plumlike fruit

Word History and Origins

Origin of beach plum¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

On his list for building “food habitats” are not just native fruiting shrubs and trees such as blueberries, elderberries, beach plums, persimmons and pawpaws but herbaceous perennials with edible features.

From Seattle Times

Plum Island, it’s called, named for its native beach plums.

From Washington Post

I’m going to throw beach plums in here, because sandy soil that won’t grow much else, with which I have extensive experience, will suit beach plums just fine.

From Washington Post

I watched thousands of tree swallows swarming in the shrubbery of bayberry and beach plum.

From Washington Post

Their names are playful: squashberries, wild beach plums, mayhaw, snowberries and the dreamily named cloudberry.

From Washington Post