1. An edible fruit of the small tree Prunus cerasifera
   "The cherry plums were ripe and ready for picking"
    
2. Small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit
   "cherry plum fruits are popular in traditional Asian cuisine";
   - myrobalan, myrobalan plum, Prunus cerasifera

Derived forms: cherry plums

Type of: plum, plum tree

Encyclopedia: Cherry plum