plum

CEFRA2

/plʌm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small round fruit with smooth purple or red skin.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The fruit and its tree.

Examples

  • We visited Mito Park, which is famous for its plum blossoms.

  • Plum blossoms come out in March.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
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Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An edible, fleshy stone fruit of species Prunus domestica (European plum) and Prunus americana American plum, often of a dark red or purple colour.

  2. A stone-fruit tree which bears this fruit, Prunus domestica.

  3. The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.

More examples

In context

  • She landed a plum position as an executive for the firm.

  • The mayor rewarded his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for handsome pay.

  • You're going to think I'm plum crazy for this, but I want to adopt all seven kittens.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune.