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Definition of Governor plum
1. Noun. Small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums.
Group relationships: Flacourtia, Genus Flacourtia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Governor Plum
Literary usage of Governor plum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Annual Register edited by Joseph Blunt (1830)
"... in addition to the guards already stationed by his predecessor, governor plum-
mer, to keep watch at Little Harbour and other places. ..."
2. A Guide to the West Indies, Bermuda and Panama by Frederick Albion Ober (1920)
"... Mango, governor plum, Hog Plum, Java Plum, Sapodilla, Sapote, Rice, Avocado Pear.
July to December.—Sugar Apple, Christophine, Cucumber, ..."
3. The Veto Power in the United States: What is It? by Josiah Henry Benton (1888)
"In his message adjourning the legislature governor plum- mer, after naming the
bills which he had returned with objections, mentioned "An act in addition to ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"The governor's plum is a fruit the size of a green-gage and makes fine jellies.
The cashew is useful when preserved, but is too tender for export. ..."
5. The American Monthly Magazine by Daughters of the American Revolution (1905)
"... Weare down to governor plum- mer. They presented their founder and first regent
with a beautiful imported antique brass box as a wedding gift. ..."
6. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"... often called governor's-plum, comes from Madagascar. Its maroon-colored fruits,
of subacid flavor, are valued principally for making preserves. ..."
7. Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po by Richard Francis Burton (1863)
"... unsweetened guavas, J the " monkey-plum," or " apple," and the " governor's
plum." The avocado, which the English call alligator pear (P. gratissima), ..."
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