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plum definition

plum (plum)

noun

    1. any of various small prunus trees bearing a smooth-skinned, edible drupaceous fruit with a flattened stone
    2. 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

Etymology: ME < OE plume, akin to Ger pflaume < WGmc *pruma < VL *pruna: see prune

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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