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sourplum

sourplum noun: a kind of tree found in South East Africa (Ximenia afra).

Noun

sourplum (plural sourplums)

  1. (South Africa) A kind of tree found in South East Africa (Ximenia afra).

Forms of sourplum

pluralsourplums

Origin of sourplum

From sour + plum, probably in reference to the fact that the fruit resembles a plum and tastes sour.

Questions about sourplum

What does sourplum mean?
Sourplum means a kind of tree found in South East Africa (Ximenia afra).
What part of speech is sourplum?
Sourplum is a noun.
What is the plural of sourplum?
The plural of sourplum is sourplums.

Words near sourplum in the dictionary

  1. sourlings
  2. sourly
  3. sourmash
  4. sourness
  5. sournesses
  6. sourplum
  7. sourplums
  8. sourpuss
  9. sourpussed
  10. sourpusses
  11. sourpussing

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