coco plum or co·co·plum  (kō'kō-plŭm')  n. An evergreen shrub or small tree (Chrysobalanus icaco) native to the American and African tropics, having plumlike fruit used to make jellies and preserves. [Alteration of Spanish icaco, from Arawak ikaku.] |
coco plum
(species Chrysobalanus icaco), evergreen tree, in the family Chrysobalanaceae, native to tropical America and Africa. The tree, up to 9 m (30 feet) tall, has roundish shiny green leaves and clusters of white flowers. The fruit, up to 4 cm (1.5 inches) long, is a pulpy drupe, sweet but rather tasteless, sometimes used in preserves. Coco plum is planted occasionally in the subtropical United States as an ornamental.
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