plum
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1.0
- noun
- /plʌm/
:
ciruelo
- More fruit trees were set out on the reservation: apricot, peach, plum, and pear on Pala.
- plum trees
A band of thieves, assassins, bandits, and a few plum trees.
- A band of thieves, assassins, bandits, and a few plum trees.
- It's about a plum tree near Bob Hass and I lived near a park.
- He was like a plum tree doesn't need a plum, an apple tree doesn't need apples, an orange tree doesn't need oranges.
Examples
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Ling sat in her chair and watched the plum trees until dusk fell and the blossoms melted into the darkness.
Fiction book (2002) -
Then there's the garden: 175 feet by 85... with seven fruit trees — three apples, two pears... one plum and a mulberry — and, of course, my rosebushes.
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And this brand new plum tree that is just, it's huge and it's beautiful.
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Out of the tree of life, I just picked me a plum.
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So I'm thinking that this plum tree will still be OK right where it's at.
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I looked across the field to the smooth patch of soil beneath the plum tree.
Fiction book (2001) -
We have plums in the orchard.
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Behind it, silhouetted against the water, is the bough of a plum tree heavy with fruit.
Fiction book (1994) -
We planted a plum tree in our backyard, hoping to enjoy its sweet fruit in summer.
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The garden featured several fruit trees, including one tall plum tree that was full of ripe fruit.
Synonyms
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A tree that grows fruit you can eat
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3.4
A soft juicy fruit with one hard seed inside, like a peach or cherry
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1.1
A tree that grows plums you can eat
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4.8
A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America with red fruit and yellow flesh
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8.8
A small dark purple plum often used for jam and cooking
A tree that makes sweet plums people eat
A fruit tree that grows sweet plums to eat or make jam
A type of plum tree grown for fruit you can eat, like greengages and damsons
A small plum tree that makes tart fruit called damsons used for jam
A small Asian tree that makes red or yellow plums you can eat
A small tree that makes red or yellow fruit called cherry plum
A small Asian tree that makes small round fruit like a cherry or plum
A large sweet plum with red or yellow skin often eaten fresh
A brown oval fruit with sweet, tangy flesh used for making sherbet
A small tree from China and Japan that produces large yellow or red plums often called the Japanese plum
An evergreen bush or small tree with spiny thick leaves and edible fruit like a small plum
A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America that has red-orange fruit with yellow inside
A wild plum tree in the northeastern United States with dark purple, edible fruit and yellow flesh
A wild tree that grows dark purple plums with sweet yellow flesh
A wild plum tree that grows in the northeastern United States and makes dark purple fruit with yellow flesh
A small tree from eastern North America that makes orange-red fruit
A small North American bush or tree that makes yellow to red edible fruit
A small North American shrubby tree with edible yellow to red fruit
A small plum-shaped tropical fruit with light to dark skin used to make jam
A small tropical tree that makes sweet fruit like plums near the coast
A tropical American shrub or small tree with edible fruit like a plum used in jams and desserts
A shrub from the Pacific coast of the United States that makes small red fruit that is not very sweet
A small wild bush on the US west coast that has small red fruit often too bland to eat
A small dark purple fruit that grows on coastal shrubs and people use to make jam
A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America that makes red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
A wild plum tree in eastern and central North America that makes red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
A small tree with large leaves and purplish-red fruit often planted in gardens
A small bush that makes deep red sour fruits used for jams
A small bushy tree with deep red sour fruit used as a hedge in warm regions
A small tree or bush that grows naturally and has small plum fruits
A small tart fruit from a tree or bush that grows naturally
Idioms
To make ripe fruit or other things fall from a tree by moving its branches quickly
Compounds
- UK
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5.5
A rich steamed dessert with dried fruit and spices, often served at Christmas in Britain
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4.8
A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America with red fruit and yellow flesh
- Informal
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5.1
A job many people want because it pays well, gives good benefits or brings respect
- Archaic
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9.9
A steamed or boiled sweet pudding made with dried fruit like raisins and currants
- Specialized
A small tree with large leaves and purplish-red fruit often planted in gardens
- US
A shrub that grows on the northeast coast and makes white flowers and purple fruit you can eat
- South African
A small edible red fruit like a plum that grows on a South African bush
- US
A tropical American shrub or small tree with edible fruit like a plum used in jams and desserts
A small dark purple plum or the tree that grows it with a tart taste often used for jam
A wild plum tree that grows in the northeastern United States and makes dark purple fruit with yellow flesh
- US
A wild plum tree in eastern and central North America that makes red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
- Specialized
A low evergreen shrub that grows in cool northern places and has small white flowers and soft white seeds
- US
A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America that makes red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
- Indian
A small tropical bush that makes a dense hedge and has deep red sour fruit
- South African
A large evergreen shrub from South Africa with shiny leaves, thorny branches, and red fruit used as a hedge
- South African
A small red fruit from a South African shrub that tastes sweet when ripe
- Specialized
A shrub from the Pacific coast of the United States that makes small red fruit that is not very sweet
- Specialized
An evergreen South American tree or shrub that makes small plum-like fruit
- Specialized
Evergreen shrubs and small trees from East Asia with seeds that look like plums and leaves like yew trees
- Specialized
An evergreen shrub or small tree with large seeds covered by soft flesh, often grown in gardens
- US
A small wild bush on the US west coast that has small red fruit often too bland to eat
How Big
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16
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Plum for the tree comes from the name of the fruit, because the tree is simply the one that makes the sweet plum.