Plum Definition

plŭm
plums
noun
plums
Any of various small prunus trees bearing a smooth-skinned, edible drupaceous fruit with a flattened stone.
Webster's New World
The edible fruit.
Webster's New World
Any of various trees bearing plumlike fruits.
Webster's New World
The fruit of such a tree.
American Heritage
A raisin, when used in pudding or cake.
Plum pudding.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
adjective
(comparable) Of a dark bluish-red colour.
Wiktionary

(not comparable) Choice; especially lavish or preferred.

She landed a plum position as an executive for the firm.
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adverb
You're going to think I'm plum crazy for this, but I want to adopt all seven kittens.
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Synonyms:
verb

(mining) To plumb.

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Other Word Forms of Plum

Noun

Singular:
plum
Plural:
plums

Origin of Plum

  • Middle English from Old English plūme Old High German phrūma pflūmo Greek proumnon and Latin prūnum all ultimately from a common unknown source

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English plūme, from Proto-Germanic *prūmōn. Cognate with German Pflaume, Dutch pruim. Compare prune

    From Wiktionary

  • Phonetically based spelling of plumb

    From Wiktionary

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