plum

¹

[ pluhm ]

noun

1. the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
2. the tree itself.
3. any of various other trees bearing a plumlike fruit.
4. the fruit itself.
5. a sugarplum.
6. a raisin, as in a cake or pudding.
7. a deep purple varying from bluish to reddish.
8. Informal. an excellent or desirable thing, as a fine position:

   The choicest plums went to his old cronies.

9. Informal. an unanticipated large increase in money or property, as an unexpected legacy; a windfall:

   The company offered bonuses and other plums.

10. Also called displacer. a large stone used in massive concrete construction.

adjective

, plum·mer, plum·mest.

1. extremely desirable, rewarding, profitable, or the like:

   a plum job in the foreign service.

Plum

²

[ pluhm ]

noun

1. a city in SW Pennsylvania.

plum

¹

/ plʌm /

adjective

1. a variant spelling of plumb plumb plumb plumb

plum

²

/ plʌm /

noun

1. a small rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica, with white flowers and an edible oval fruit that is purple, yellow, or green and contains an oval stone See also greengage damson
2. the fruit of this tree
3. a raisin, as used in a cake or pudding
4. 1. a dark reddish-purple colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      a plum carpet

5. informal.
   1. something of a superior or desirable kind, such as a financial bonus
   2. ( as modifier )

      a plum job

Derived Forms

• ˈplumˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• plumlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of plum¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English plūme (cognate with German Pflaume ) ≪ Greek proûmnon plum, proúmnē plum tree; prune ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of plum¹

Old English plūme; related to Latin prunum, German Pflaume

Example Sentences

Meny suggests the compact, dense variety named Rubicon, which has the bonus of turning an attractive plum-purple in cold winters.

From Washington Post

In 1939, an “early New England Thanksgiving menu” included oyster soup, venison, cornbread and plum pudding with brandy sauce.

From Washington Post

North America’s various beach plums bear purple-blue, cherry-sized fruits that make for a beloved New England jelly.

From Science News

The Sense also supports Fitbit Pay, which connects to your credit and debit cards and supports contactless payments—a plum feature to have during a pandemic for those on the go.

From Fortune

This unique style suits coach Bill Laimbeer — whose teams have often ranked near the bottom of the league in 3-point shooting — and a roster missing Plum’s pick-and-roll wizardry and Cambage’s dominant interior scoring.

From FiveThirtyEight

It was popularized as a holiday dessert in 16th-century England and also is known as Christmas pudding or plum pudding.

From The Daily Beast

At least those parents whose kids landed the plum roles will be.

From The Daily Beast

Central won thirty-three consecutive games, and Suffridge became a plum for the college recruiters.

From The Daily Beast

Now Yesh Atid will demand and receive additional plum ministries.

From The Daily Beast

After realizing how difficult this plum post would be, “Biden” writes that he “wised up and settled on my current fallback plan.”

From The Daily Beast

Spain is at war with North America, and now offers us this sugar-plum to draw us to her side to defend her against invasion.

From Project Gutenberg

The system would be perfect for the mellowing of port or madeira, but when it is applied to plum and apple jam or, when 18 pr.

From Project Gutenberg

If the cake rises well in the oven, it is commonly said that it is "nice and plum;" and vice vers, that it is heavy.

From Project Gutenberg

Cheese is now eaten with apple puddings and pies; but is there any nook in England where they still grate it over plum pudding?

From Project Gutenberg

Kano pensively lifted a plum upon the point of a toothpick and began nibbling at its wrinkled skin.

From Project Gutenberg

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