plum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: plŭm
ipa: /plʌm/
rhymes: -ʌm
homophone: plumb
Forms: form: plums
Etymology: From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune.
Senses: glosses: The fruit and its tree.
An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour.
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
A stone-fruit tree which bears this fruit, Prunus domestica.
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Prunus
Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum or myrobalan)
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Prunus
Prunus salicina (Chinese plum or Japanese plum)
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Prunus
Prunus spinosa (sloe)
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Prunus
Prunus ursina (bear's plum)
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Prunocerasus North American plums
Prunus americana (American plum)
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Prunocerasus North American plums
Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum or sand plum)
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Prunocerasus North American plums
Prunus hortulana (hortulan plum)
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Prunocerasus North American plums
Prunus nigra (Canadian plum or black plum)
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Prunocerasus North American plums
Prunus rivularis (creek plum or hog plum)
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Prunocerasus North American plums
Prunus subcordata (Klamath plum or Oregon plum)
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Armeniaca (better known as apricots)
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
Prunus sect. Armeniaca (better known as apricots)
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.
examples: text: “Bright boy! here’s a plum for you,” and Polly threw a plump raisin into his mouth.
ref: 1870, Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl:
text: Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie; he put in his thumb, and he took out a plum, and said, “What a good boy am I!”
ref: 1877, Mother Gooose’s Nursery Rhymes:
glosses: The fruit and its tree.
A dried grape or raisin, as used in a pudding or cake.
examples: text: He […] acquired a plentiful fortune, tho', to his infinite regret, he died before it amounted to a Plum […].
ref: 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
glosses: Extended senses.
One hundred thousand pounds; (generally) a fortune.
examples: text: The mayor rewarded his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for handsome pay.
text: Such chances as this do not fall to a man's lot twice; but Edmond Werdet relates a story very similar indeed, and where also the "plums" fell into the lap of a London dealer.
ref: 1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 52:
text: As to Rev. Jerry [Falwell], he, of course, is "not anti-homosexual" but "anti-homosexuality." I guess that's his same bit of down home sophistry that explains that God listens to the prayers of Jews, if they are consciously praying to a Christian God, one of the Rev.'s latest dialectic plums.
ref: 1980 December 13, Ronnie Allen, “Anita's Latest”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 5:
glosses: Extended senses.
A desirable or choice thing of its kind; a prize selection; a choice appointment, assignment etc.
glosses: Extended senses.
A dark bluish-red color/colour, the colour of some plums.
glosses: Extended senses.
A testicle.
glosses: Extended senses.
A fool, an idiot.
Synonyms: sense: tree
word: plum tree
sense: tree
word: plumtree
sense: edible fleshy fruit of Prunus mume
word: ume
Hypernyms: fruit
Derived terms: taxonomic: Prunus nigra
word: American black plum
word: American plum
taxonomic: Prunus americana
word: American wild plum
taxonomic: Cordia myxa
word: Assyrian plum
alt: Cargillia arborea, Cargillia australis
word: Australian plum
word: Brazil plum
taxonomic: Spondias tuberosa
word: Brazilian plum
taxonomic: Prunus subcordata
word: California plum
taxonomic: Prunus nigra
word: Canada plum
taxonomic: Eriobotrya japonica
word: Chinese plum
taxonomic: Reynosia septentrionalis
word: Darling plum
taxonomic: Prunus domestica
word: European plum
word: East Indian plum
taxonomic: Prunus angustifolia
word: Florida sand plum
alt: Erythea edulis
word: Guadalupe palm
alt: Parinarium excelsum
word: Guinea plum
taxonomic: Flacourtia jangomas
word: Indian coffee plum
taxonomic: Flacourtia spp
alt: esp Flacourtia indica; Osmaronia cerasiformis
word: Indian plum
taxonomic: Spondias mombin
word: Jamaica plum
taxonomic: Prunus salicina
word: Japanese plum
taxonomic: Eriobotrya japonica
word: Japan plum
taxonomic: Prunus subcordata
word: Modoc plum
word: Morocco plum
taxonomic: Carissa grandiflora
word: Natal plum
taxonomic: Prunus subcordata
word: Oregon plum
word: Orleans plum
taxonomic: Prunus subcordata
word: Pacific plum
taxonomic: Cenarrhenes nitida
word: Port Arthur plum
word: Queensland plum
word: Satsuma plum
taxonomic: Prunus subcordata
word: Sierra plum
taxonomic: Ximenia americana
word: Spanish plum
word: Tasmanian plum
word: yellow Spanish plum
sense: other derived terms
word: Allegheny plum
sense: other derived terms
word: apple-plum
sense: other derived terms
word: aprium
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus americana
word: August plum
sense: other derived terms
word: bag plum
sense: other derived terms
word: batoko plum
sense: other derived terms
word: beach plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus maritima
word: beach-plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus mexicana
word: big-tree plum
sense: other derived terms
word: black plum of Illawarra
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus nigra
word: black plum
sense: other derived terms
word: bladder plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Neoregelia olens var.
word: blood plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus institia
word: bullace plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Pleiogynium solandri
word: burdekin plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Carissa spp.
word: carissa plum
sense: other derived terms
word: cassowary plum Cerbera floribunda
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus angustifolia
word: Cherokee plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus cerasifera
word: cherry plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus angustifolia
word: Chickasaw plum
sense: other derived terms
word: cocoa plum
sense: other derived terms
word: coco plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Chrysobalanus icaco
word: cocoplum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus domestica
word: common plum
sense: other derived terms
word: damascene plum
sense: other derived terms
word: damask plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus insititia
word: damson plum
sense: other derived terms
word: date plum
sense: other derived terms
english: esp. Diospyros lotus
translation: esp. Diospyros lotus
taxonomic: Diospyros spp.
word: date-plum
sense: other derived terms
word: Davidson plum, Davidson's plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Coccoloba diversifolia
word: doveplum
sense: other derived terms
word: dried plum
sense: other derived terms
alt: Pseudactinia flagellifera
word: false plum anemone
sense: other derived terms
word: flatwoods plum
sense: other derived terms
word: fox plum
sense: other derived terms
word: gingerbread plum
sense: other derived terms
word: golden plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Chrysobalanus oblongifolius
word: gopher plum
sense: other derived terms
word: governor's plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Flacourtia indica
word: governor plum
sense: other derived terms
word: gray plum
sense: other derived terms
alt: Parinarium excelsum
word: grey plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus italica
alt: syn. Prunus domestica subsp. italica
word: greengage plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus mume
word: green plum
sense: other derived terms
english: especially Astragalus caryocarpus
translation: especially Astragalus caryocarpus
taxonomic: Astragalus spp.
word: ground plum
sense: other derived terms
word: hog plum
sense: other derived terms
word: hogplum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Ximenia americana
word: hog-plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus nigra
word: horse plum
sense: other derived terms
word: interspecific plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Pappea capensis
word: jacket prune
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Spondias dulcis
word: June plum
sense: other derived terms
word: Kakadu plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Brachycaudus helichrysi
word: leaf-curling plum aphid
sense: other derived terms
word: like a ripe plum
sense: other derived terms
word: Madagascar plum
sense: other derived terms
word: maiden plum
sense: other derived terms
alt: Calocarpum zapota, Mammea americana
word: marmalade plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Hyalopterus pruni
word: mealy plum aphid
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca
word: mirabelle plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Parinari curatellifolia
word: mobola plum
sense: other derived terms
word: mock plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Ximenia americana
word: mountain plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Gaultheria hispidula
word: moxie plum
sense: other derived terms
word: muscle plum
sense: other derived terms
word: musk plum
sense: other derived terms
word: mussel plum
sense: other derived terms
word: myrobalan plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus cerasifera
word: myrobella plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Cenarrhenes nitida
word: native plum
sense: other derived terms
word: nectaplum
sense: other derived terms
word: Oklahoma plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Elaeodendron spp.
word: olive plum
sense: other derived terms
word: partridge plum
sense: other derived terms
word: pear-plum
sense: other derived terms
word: persimmon-plum
sense: other derived terms
word: pigeonplum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Chrysobalanus ellipticus
word: pigeon plum
sense: other derived terms
word: plucot
sense: other derived terms
word: plum aralia
sense: other derived terms
word: plumarita
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Pyrrhula pyrrhula
word: plum bird
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Taphrina spp.
word: plum bladder
sense: other derived terms
word: plum blossom
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-blossom
sense: other derived terms
alt: Phyllosticha congesta
word: plum blotch
sense: other derived terms
word: plum brandy
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-broth
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Pyrrhula pyrrhula
word: plum budder
sense: other derived terms
word: plumcake
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-cake
sense: other derived terms
word: plum cash
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-colored
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-coloured
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
word: plum-colored starling
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-color
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-colour
sense: other derived terms
word: plumcot
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Conotrachelus nenuphar
word: plum curculio
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-damas
sense: other derived terms
word: plumdamas
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-damis
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-dough
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-duff
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prumnopitys andina
word: plum fir
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prumnopitys andina
word: plum-fruited yew
sense: other derived terms
word: plum fruit moth
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Anthonomus scutellaris
word: plum gouger
sense: other derived terms
word: plum grape
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Neochmia modesta
word: plum-headed finch
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Psittacula cyanocephala
word: plum-headed parakeet
sense: other derived terms
word: plum in one's mouth
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Juniperus drupacea
word: plum juniper
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Macropsis trimaculata
word: plum leafhopper
sense: other derived terms
word: plumless
sense: other derived terms
word: plumlike
sense: other derived terms
word: plummy
sense: other derived terms
word: plum peach
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-pie
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Podocarpus elatus
word: plum pine
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Taphrina communis
word: plum pocket
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-porridge
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-pottage
sense: other derived terms
word: plum pox
sense: other derived terms
word: Plum pox virus
sense: other derived terms
word: plum pudding dog
sense: other derived terms
word: plum pudding model
sense: other derived terms
word: plum pudding
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-pudding
sense: other derived terms
word: plum rain
sense: other derived terms
word: plum rains
sense: other derived terms
word: plumrita
sense: other derived terms
word: plumrock
sense: other derived terms
word: plum sauce
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Cladosporium carpophilum
word: plum scab
sense: other derived terms
word: plum-stone
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Taeniothrips inconsequens
word: plum thrips
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Cotinga maynana
word: plum-throated cotinga
sense: other derived terms
word: plumtini
sense: other derived terms
word: plum tom
sense: other derived terms
word: plum tomato
sense: other derived terms
word: plum tree
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Conotrachelus nenuphar
word: plum weevil
sense: other derived terms
word: plum wine
sense: other derived terms
word: plum yew
sense: other derived terms
english: Cephalotaxus
translation: Cephalotaxus
word: plum-yew
sense: other derived terms
word: pluot
sense: other derived terms
word: pocket plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus angustifolia
word: prairie plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus domestica subsp. domestica
word: prune plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus cerasifera subsp. pissardi
word: purple-leaved plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus nigra
word: red plum
sense: other derived terms
alt: Parinarium excelsum
word: rough-skin plum
sense: other derived terms
alt: Bumelia angustifolia
word: saffron plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus angustifolia
word: sandhill plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus angustifolia subsp. watsonii
word: sand plum
sense: other derived terms
word: sapodilla plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Coccoloba uvifera
word: seaside plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Cordia myxa
word: sebesten plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Diospyros spp.
word: seeded plum
sense: other derived terms
word: shake the plum tree
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus maritima
word: shore plum
sense: other derived terms
word: slugplum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Ximenia spp.
word: sour plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Chrysophyllum cainito
word: star plum
sense: other derived terms
word: sugar plum
sense: other derived terms
word: sugar-plum
sense: other derived terms
word: sugarplum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Pleiogynium solandri
word: sweet plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Dialium indum
word: tamarind plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Datura stramonium
word: thorn plum
sense: other derived terms
word: urucuri plum
sense: other derived terms
word: Victoria plum
sense: other derived terms
word: Watson's plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus subcordata
word: western plum
sense: other derived terms
word: wheat-plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus munsoniana
word: wild-goose plum
sense: other derived terms
word: wild plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Diospyros spp
word: winter plum
sense: other derived terms
word: yellowgage plum
sense: other derived terms
taxonomic: Prunus americana
word: yellow plum