plum tree
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1.1
- noun
- /plʌm tri/
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ciruelo
- The ripe plums hung from the branches of the old plum tree, tempting passersby to pick them.
- branch of a plum tree
- plum tree blossoms
- plum tree provides fruit
That is the tree that they have used, not the apple tree, not the pear tree, not the Peachtree, but the plum tree.
- That is the tree that they have used, not the apple tree, not the pear tree, not the Peachtree, but the plum tree.
Examples
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In the spring, the plum tree in our garden was covered with beautiful pink blossoms.
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I looked across the field to the smooth patch of soil beneath the plum tree.
Fiction book (2001) -
And this brand new plum tree that is just, it's huge and it's beautiful.
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Make for that stand of plum trees up there.
Fiction book (1992) -
So I'm thinking that this plum tree will still be OK right where it's at.
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Behind it, silhouetted against the water, is the bough of a plum tree heavy with fruit.
Fiction book (1994) -
Plum trees lined the road, stripped of fruit except on the topmost branches.
Fiction book (2002) -
Plum trees line the next block; white petals drift like confetti.
Fiction book (2002) -
Ling sat in her chair and watched the plum trees until dusk fell and the blossoms melted into the darkness.
Fiction book (2002) -
Plum trees blossom on the hillsides, and green shoots of rice poke up through the water, teal becoming pale green.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
A tree that grows edible round or oval fruit with one hard stone
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4.8
A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America with red fruit and yellow flesh
A tree that makes sweet plums people eat
A fruit tree that grows sweet plums to eat or make jam
A small plum tree that makes tart fruit called damsons used for jam
A small tree from China and Japan that produces large yellow or red plums often called the Japanese plum
A small tree that makes red or yellow fruit called cherry plum
A small Asian tree that makes red or yellow plums you can eat
A small Asian tree that makes small round fruit like a cherry or plum
A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America that has red-orange fruit with yellow inside
A small tree or bush that grows naturally and has small plum fruits
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 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 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 shrub from the Pacific coast of the United States that makes small red fruit that is not very sweet
A small tree with large leaves and purplish-red fruit often planted in gardens
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Morphology
The meaning 'a tree that produces plums' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'plum' (the fruit) with 'tree' (a woody plant). This simple noun+noun compound follows common cross-linguistic naming patterns for fruit trees and would be immediately clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Plum tree is a simple name for a tree that grows plums. Picture branches heavy with round purple fruit, and that clear image explains why we call that kind of tree a plum tree.