plum blossom

English

plum blossom of Prunus mume

Etymology

See plum and blossom.

Noun

plum blossom (plural plum blossoms)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see plum,‎ blossom.
2. The blossom of the Prunus mume, the Japanese apricot or Chinese plum, a tree native to East Asia bearing an apricot-like fruit.

   Synonyms: meihua, mei-hua

Related terms

• apple blossom
• apricot blossom
• cherry blossom
• orange blossom
• peach blossom

 

Translations

the blossom of the Prunus mume

• Arabic: زَهْرَة بَرْقُوق f (zahra(t) barqūq)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 梅花 (zh) (méihuā)

  Min Nan: 梅花 (zh-min-nan) (mûi-hoe)

• Dutch: pruimenbloesem m
• Finnish: luumukukka
• French: fleur de prunier f
• German: Pflaumenblüte f
• Greek: άνθος δαμασκηνιάς n (ánthos damaskiniás)
• Hindi: प्लम ब्लॉसम (plam blŏsam)
• Hungarian: szilvafavirág
• Icelandic: plómublóm n
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• Italian: fiore di pruno m
• Japanese: 梅花 (ja) (ばいか, baika)
• Korean: 매화 (ko) (maehwa)
• Polish: kwiat śliwy m
• Portuguese: flor de ameixeira f
• Romanian: floare de prun f
• Russian: цвете́ние сли́вы n (cveténije slívy), цвето́к сли́вы m (cvetók slívy)
• Spanish: flor de ciruelo f
• Swedish: plommon blomma c
• Ukrainian: кві́тка сли́ви f (kvítka slývy)
• Vietnamese: hoa mơ, mai hoa (vi)

Further reading

• plum blossom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia