madagascar plum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Madagascar plum
    n 1: small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical
         regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits
         resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {governor
         plum}, {Madagascar plum}, {ramontchi}, {batoko palm},
         {Flacourtia indica}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
madagascar plum \madagascar plum\ n. (Bot.)
   A small shrubby tree ({Flacourtia indica}) of Madagascar
   cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its
   deep red acid fruits resembling small plums.

   Syn: governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum,
        ramontchi, batoko palm, {Flacourtia indica}.
        [WordNet 1.5]
    

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