plum
noun /plʌm/
/plʌm/
- [countable] a soft round fruit with smooth red or purple skin, that is sweet inside with a large flat seed
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- a plum tree
- [uncountable, countable] a dark colour between red and purple
Word OriginOld English plūme, from medieval Latin pruna, from Latin prunum, from Greek prou(m)non ‘plum’.