Definition of 'plum'
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plum
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plum in British English 1
noun
1.
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
See also
greengage,
damson2.
the fruit of this tree
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Derived forms
plumlike (ˈplumˌlike) adjective
Word origin
Old English plūme; related to Latin prunum, German PflaumeWord Frequency
plum in British English 2
adjective, adverb
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Word Frequency
plum in American English
noun
1.
a.
b.
the edible fruit
2.
any of various trees bearing plumlike fruits
3.
a raisin, when used in pudding or cake
plum pudding
4.
the dark bluish-red or reddish-purple
color of some plums
5.
something
choice or desirable; specif., a well-paying job
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Which tree am I?
any coniferous tree of the N temperate genus Cupressus, having dark green scalelike leaves and rounded cones: family Cupressaceae
Which tree am I?
a small Australian acacia tree, A. mearnsii, with yellow flowers
Which tree am I?
an Australian casuarina tree, Casuarina cristata, yielding a useful timber
Which tree am I?
a small tree, Erythrina verspertilio, of tropical and subtropical Australia with red flowers and leaves shaped like the wings of a bat
Which tree am I?
a North American pyramidal coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, widely planted for ornament and for timber, having needle-like leaves and hanging cones: family Pinaceae
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plum
British English: plum
/plʌm/ NOUN
A plum is a small sweet fruit with a smooth red or yellow skin and a stone in the middle.
- American English: plum
- Arabic: بَرْقُوق
- Brazilian Portuguese: ameixa
- Chinese: 李子
- Croatian: šljiva
- Czech: švestka
- Danish: blomme frugt
- Dutch: pruim
- European Spanish: ciruela
- Finnish: luumu
- French: prune
- German: Pflaume
- Greek: δαμάσκηνο
- Italian: susina
- Japanese: プラム
- Korean: 서양자두
- Norwegian: plomme
- Polish: śliwka
- European Portuguese: ameixa
- Romanian: prună
- Russian: слива
- Latin American Spanish: ciruela
- Swedish: plommon
- Thai: ลูกพลัม
- Turkish: erik
- Ukrainian: слива
- Vietnamese: quả mận
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