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

They were married Sept. 4 at the Beach Plum Inn in Chilmark, Mass., in a ceremony incorporating Jewish and Christian elements.

From New York Times

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

From Washington Post

“I think I’m having an allergic reaction to that beach plum.”

From The New Yorker

Across the island we went, single file, along a trail that meandered over the rolling moor, through the beach plum and sea heather, toward the northernmost point of the island.

From Literature

Secret Sauce, a hoppy yet flavorful and balanced double IPA; Sorry Chicky, a dry-hopped Berliner weisse; and Pants are Cumbersome, a beach plum sour made in collaboration with Dogfish Head.

From Washington Post