plum Definition
plum (plum)
noun
- any of various small prunus trees bearing a smooth-skinned, edible drupaceous fruit with a flattened stone
- the edible fruit
- any of various trees bearing plumlike fruits
- a raisin, when used in pudding or cake plum pudding
- the dark bluish-red or reddish-purple color of some plums
- something choice or desirable; specif., a well-paying job
Etymology: ME < OE plume, akin to Ger pflaume < WGmc *pruma < VL *pruna: see prune
plum Synonyms
plum
n.
Varieties of plums and plumlike fruits include: freestone, Damson, Satsuma, Duarte, Elephant Heart, greengage, Reine Claude, Sugar plum; European, American, Oriental, Japanese; red, blue, yellow; French prune, Italian-Fellemberg prune, Stanley prune;
plum Usage Examples
Converse of object
- pick: Pick some plums from ched orchards on way - they are neglected.
- eat: Of course, the elder looked over and he said, 'I bet you ate a plum.
- dry: Showing a row of large wooden trays filled with drying plums.
- include: Many mature trees including plums, bananas and olives.
- have: We have one plum & for the first time a hazelnut.
- use: If using plums or apricots spoon the topping around the fruit to expose the skins, for a colorful finish.
Adjective modifier
- pickled: Color photographs show the corn, cabbage, pickled plums and other vegetables that the company exports, mostly to Japan.
- ripe: Ask to see his knees as they were the color of ripe plums.
- juicy: Recipes Nigel Slater autumn special Exclusive to OFM, delicious spicy ribs, baked mushrooms, juicy plum crumble.
- cherry: The Rescue Remedy contains essences of star of Bethlehem, rock rose, clematis and cherry plum.
- sweet: Lovely expressive fruit - sweet plums, cherries and bramble fruits, elegance, succulent tannins and a fresh finish.
- wild: During the big dig I found some wild plums growing nearby which I chopped up and added on a whim.
Modifies a noun
- pudding: Roast Beef, plum pudding, mince pies - Who likes them better, Happy Jack or I?
- tomato: For most plum tomatoes just cut into quarters, for cherry tomatoes either leave whole or cut in half.
- duff: Size, as my wife keeps telling me, does not matter when assessing the nutritional value of a plum duff.
- brandy: Try Sangria, sherry, Rioja reds, fine French wines, Austrian beers and perhaps a sip of rich Slovenian plum brandy.
- compote: Recipes include red hot soup, butternut squash and semolina gnocchi, and plum compote.
- chutney: And Claire's Handmade won a bronze medal for their delicious plum chutney.
Noun used with modifier
- sugar: Still, the excess of candy canes and sugar plums is having an effect, even up here.
- umeboshi: These include unique soy products such as miso, shoyu, tofu, sea vegetables, umeboshi plums and vinegar.
Browse dictionary entries near plum
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- ‹ plug-compatible
- ‹ plug-and-play
- ‹ plug
- ‹ plucky
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