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.

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adjective

(comparable) Of a dark bluish-red colour.

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(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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verb

(mining) To plumb.

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Other Word Forms of Plum

Singular:

plum

Plural:

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

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Phonetically based spelling of plumb

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