plum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adverb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 See also 1.7 Anagrams 2 Romansch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

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• enPR: plŭm, IPA: /plʌm/, SAMPA: /plVm/
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  Rhymes: -ʌm

  Homophones: plumb

[edit] Noun

plum (plural plums)

1. The edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica, often of a dark red or purple colour.
2. The stone-fruit tree which bears this fruit, Prunus domestica.
3. A dark bluish-red color/colour, the colour of some plums.

   plum colour:

   web plum colour:

4. A desirable thing.
5. A raisin, when used in a pudding or cake.
6. (pejorative) A fool, idiot
7. (slang, usually in plural) A testicle.
8. The edible, fleshy stone of Prunus mume, an Asian fruit more closely related to the apricot than the plum, usually consumed pickled, dried, or as a juice or wine; ume.
9. The tree which bears this fruit, Prunus mume. See plum blossom.

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• (tree): plum tree
• (edible fleshy stone of Prunus mume): ume

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[edit] Adjective

plum (comparative more plum, superlative most plum)

1. (comparable) Of a dark bluish-red colour.
2. (not comparable) Choice; especially lavish or preferred.

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

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[edit] Adverb

plum (not comparable)

1. Completely; utterly.

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

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[edit] See also

briolette damson greengage mirabelle

myrobalan prune sapote slivovitz

sloe umeboshi umesu Appendix:Colours

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: lmpu
• lump

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[edit] Romansch

[edit] Etymology

From Latin plumbum (“‘lead’”)

[edit] Noun

plum

1. lead (metal)