Japanese plum

noun

1. a small tree, Prunus salicina, native to China, bearing edible yellowish fruit.
2. a related shrub, P. japonica, native to China and Korea, having pink flowers and edible red fruit.
3. the fruit of either of these.
4. loquat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Japanese plum¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Summertime is cutting time, especially for cherry, peach, nectarine and Japanese plum trees.

From Seattle Times

Instead of growing upright, most Japanese plum trees grow outward, though it’s rare to see one go to such lengths as Chip’s, obviously happy on a gentle, sun-facing slope.

From Washington Post

Peaches or Japanese plums will cover the same trellis in three years.

From Project Gutenberg

From the Raw list, we tried the fluke, paired with a pleasing accompaniment of Japanese plum, wasabi and cucumber; it melted on the tongue.

From New York Times

Besides the European varieties and those that have been raised by crossing with American forms, there is now a growing trade done in Japanese plums.

From Project Gutenberg