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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A shrub (Prunus maritima) in the rose family, found along the Atlantic coast from New Brunswick to Maryland and having white flowers and edible fruits used in jams and jellies.

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  • noun A tree, Prunus maritima, bearing small plums, found along the US Atlantic coast from Maine to Maryland.

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  • noun small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies
  • noun seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit

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