plum


Definition: Meaning of, plum in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / plʌm /

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plum plums
  1. [countable] a small round juicy fruit which is dark red, purple, or yellow and has a single hard seed, or the tree that produces this fruit
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  2. [uncountable] a dark purple-red colour
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  3. [countable] informal something very good that other people wish they had, such as a good job or a part in a play
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  1. plum job/role/assignment etc informal a good job etc that other people wish they had
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  2. having a dark purple-red colour
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plum used in phrases

  • Alleghany plum (noun)
    1. wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
  • Allegheny plum (noun)
    1. wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
  • American red plum (noun)
    1. wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
  • August plum (noun)
    1. wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
  • Canada plum (noun)
    1. small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit
  • Japanese plum (noun)
    1. yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies
    2. evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
  • Madagascar plum (noun)
    1. small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums
  • Pacific plum (noun)
    1. shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit
  • Sierra plum (noun)
    1. shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit
  • Victoria plum (noun)
    1. a large red plum served as dessert
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