Search Result for "carissa bispinosa":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging;
[syn: hedge thorn, natal plum, Carissa bispinosa]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Natal plum \Na*tal" plum`\ 1. (Bot.) The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus Carissa (formerly Arduina) (Carissa bispinosa and Carissa grandiflora). It is also called amatungulu. [1913 Webster] 2. the shrub bearing the natal plum[1]; a very large closely branched South African shrub (Carissa grandiflora) of the dogbane family having forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red berries. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Carissa bispinosa n 1: South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging [syn: hedge thorn, natal plum, Carissa bispinosa]