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Definition of Myrobalan plum
1. Noun. Small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myrobalan Plum
Literary usage of Myrobalan plum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sketch of the Evolution of Our Native Fruits by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1898)
"the myrobalan plum is native to Europe or Asia; and it is full time that an ...
The myrobalan plum has long been used in this country as a stock for various ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"myrobalan plum. CHERRY PLUM. Slender twiggy grower, often thorny, ... The Myrobalan
Plum is extensively used in this country as a stock on which to bud the ..."
3. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"As some confusion exists in regard to these two Plums owing to the great similarity
of the names, it may be as well to state that the ' Myrobalan ' Plum ..."
4. Annual Report (1893)
"the myrobalan plum, but does not know the origin of the name. ... From that time
until now the nativity of the myrobalan plum has been uncertain, ..."
5. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1902)
"The Plums are best grown from seeds, but if these cannot be got then they must
be worked upon the Wild, Mussel, and Myro- bella or myrobalan plum. ..."
6. The Art of Grafting and Budding by Charle Baltet (1878)
"Plum-tree (from seed) and the myrobalan plum (from cuttings). The scion is not
so long-lived on the almond-tree. Mode of Grafting. ..."
7. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1902)
"Deciduous Hedges Many deciduous plants can be used for hedges, but a good selection
comprises Beech, Hornbeam, Quick, myrobalan plum, and Sweetbriar. ..."
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