Meaning & use
hog plum
A tropical tree, also called yellow mombin, that produces small, tart, yellow, plum-like fruit.
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Street vendors sold ripe hog plum with salt and chili as a snack.
The hog plum tree grows quickly and is common throughout Central America and the Caribbean.
A note on using this word
The name 'hog plum' is used for several unrelated tart fruits in different regions, so it can refer to more than one species.
Words with a similar meaning
yellow mombin
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