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Definition of Goose plum
1. Noun. Wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh.
Generic synonyms: Wild Plum, Wild Plum Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goose Plum
Literary usage of Goose plum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society (1904)
"Under such circumstances it can be relied on to fail every time. MAJOR HOLSINGER:
Is the Wild goose plum capable of self-fertilization ? ..."
2. Annual Report of the State Horticultural Society of Missouri by Missouri State Horticultural Society (1898)
"The Wild goose plum is well known for its immunity from the dread fungus and the
Japan forms are also practically free from it. ..."
3. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1874)
"The "Wild goose plum BY JAMES PARKER, Sl'MMIT, MISS. variety has fruited with us
the past sea- son, and it has far surpassed our expectation. ..."
4. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1888)
"... of branches and flowers of it sent here by Mr. Clark appeared almost identical
with Wild goose plum, but very unlike the variety under consideration. ..."
5. The Killing of Plant Tissue by Low Temperature by William Henry Chandler (1914)
"In case of killing by spring freezes, the Wild goose plum is very resistant to
low temperature as will be seen by reference to Table 51. On April 24, 1910, ..."
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