black plum noun8 •A tree or fruit derived from a tree of various species. •Prunus domestica (European plum), a common cultivated plum. •Prunus nigra (Canada plum), native to eastern North America. •Diospyros australis syn. Diospyros microcarpa; (yellow persimmon), (Australian date plum), native to eastern Australia. •Planchonella australis (black apple, yellow buttonwood, yellow bulletwood; syn. Pouteria australis), native to eastern Australia. •Syzygium cumini (Java plum), native to south and southeast Asia. •Vitex doniana, native to Africa. •A dark purple color, attributable to anthocyanins in fruit. formsblack plums