Definition of 'plum'

Word Frequency

plum

(plʌm )

Word forms: plural plums

1. countable noun

A plum is a small, sweet fruit with a smooth red or yellow skin and a stone in the middle.

Synonyms: prize, find, pick, cream More Synonyms of plum

2. colour

Something that is plum or plum-coloured is a dark reddish-purple colour.

...plum-coloured silk.

3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

A plum job, contract, or role is a very good one that a lot of people would like.

[journalism]

Laura landed a plum job with a smart art gallery.

More Synonyms of plum

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plum in British English 1

(plʌm )

noun

a small rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica, with white flowers and an edible oval fruit that is purple, yellow, or green and contains an oval stone

plum in British English 2

(plʌm )

adjective, adverb

a variant spelling of plumb (sense 3), plumb (sense 4), plumb (sense 5), plumb (sense 6)

Word Frequency

plum in American English

(plʌm )

noun

any of various small prunus trees bearing a smooth-skinned, edible drupaceous fruit with a flattened stone

the edible fruit

any of various trees bearing plumlike fruits

a raisin, when used in pudding or cake

plum pudding

the dark bluish-red or reddish-purple color of some plums

something choice or desirable; specif., a well-paying job

Word origin

ME < OE plume, akin to Ger pflaume < WGmc *pruma < VL *pruna: see prune2

Example sentences including
plum

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Deep red, with dark spiced plums.When's the best time to remove the lower branches of my plum tree?What's causing the white dust on the leaves of our plum tree?It seems unlikely he has landed a plum City job. Try plum and cherry red.He's got a plum job. Running the V&A is a plum job for the 42-year-old historian. Cherry plum is producing new leaves and sparkling white flowers at the same time. Black plum colour belies bouncy red fruits and the oak is perfectly balanced.WHAT'S wrong with the leaves of my plum tree?

Word lists with
plum

purple, tree

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Which tree am I?

any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, typically having hard wood and large orange-red fruit: family Ebenaceae

ebony persimmon silky oak

Which tree am I?

a eucalyptus tree, E. torelliana, of tropical and subtropical Australia, having a smooth green trunk

bat's wing coral-tree cadagi yucca

Which tree am I?

a giant coniferous tree, Sequoia sempervirens, of coastal regions of California, having reddish fibrous bark and durable timber: family Taxodiaceae. The largest specimen is over 120 metres (360 feet) tall

banyalla redwood sequoia

Which tree am I?

any shrub or tree of the tropical and subtropical leguminous genus Acacia, having compound or reduced leaves and small yellow or white flowers in dense inflorescences

acacia mimosa yucca

Which tree am I?

any of various thorny, tropical trees of the leguminous genus Erythrina, having bright red flowers and reddish shiny seeds

coral tree hawthorn mountain ash

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