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- Dictionaryplum/pləm/
noun
- 1. an oval fleshy fruit that is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe and contains a flattish pointed pit.
- 2. the deciduous tree that bears the plum.
adverb
- 1. variant spelling of plumb US
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The meaning of PLUM is any of various trees and shrubs (genus Prunus) of the rose family with globular to oval smooth-skinned edible fruits that are drupes with oblong seeds; also : the fruit. How to use plum in a sentence.
a small, round fruit with a thin, smooth, red, purple, or yellow skin, sweet, soft flesh, and a single large, hard seed; the tree on which this fruit grows: plum jam. a plum tree. Grandad planted a lot of fruit trees, including gooseberry, blackcurrant, plum, and loganberry.
Plum definition: the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.. See examples of PLUM used in a sentence.
A plum is a flowering fruit tree, and it's also the name of the fruit that grows on it. Plums are small, dark reddish purple, and sweet. Plums have an edible, smooth skin, juicy flesh, and a hard pit in the middle. When plums are dried, they're called prunes.
A plum is a small sweet fruit with a smooth red or yellow skin and a stone in the middle.
1. a. Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Prunus of the rose family, especially the cultivated species P. domestica and P. salicina, bearing smooth-skinned, fleshy, edible fruit with a single stone. b. The fruit of any of these trees. 2. a. Any of several trees bearing plumlike fruit. b. The fruit of such a tree. 3.
Jun 16, 2024 · plum (plural plums) The fruit and its tree. An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica ( European plum ), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.] A stone-fruit tree which bears this fruit, Prunus domestica. [from 8th c.]
Definition of plum adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
plum meaning, definition, what is plum: a small round juicy fruit which is dark ...: Learn more.
PLUM definition: a soft, round fruit with red, yellow, or purple skin and a stone in the middle. Learn more.
