ground plum
noun
a prostrate milk vetch, Astragalus crassicarpus, of the legume family, growing in the prairie regions of North America.
its plum-shaped fruit.
Origin of ground plum
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Words nearby ground plum
ground pine,
ground pink,
ground plan,
ground plane,
ground plate,
ground plum,
ground provisions,
ground rent,
ground robin,
ground rod,
ground row
British Dictionary definitions for ground plum
ground plum
noun
a North American leguminous plant, Astragalus caryocarpus, with purple or white flowers and green thick-walled plumlike edible pods
the pod of this plant