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Answer for the clue "A shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits ", 7 letters:
carissa

Word definitions for carissa in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Carissa was an ancient town of the Trocmi in Galatia , Anatolia , located between Etonea and Amasya .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
carissa \carissa\ n. a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits.

Usage examples of carissa.

She had been surprised when Greger had told her Carissa was not yet home.

Carissa had taken Timothy first, and Greger and one of the footmen had hauled the coachman off to his own bed to sleep off the effects.