英语词汇“plum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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A plum is a flowering fruit tree, and it's also the name of the fruit that grows on it. Plums are small, dark reddish purple, and sweet.

Plums have an edible, smooth skin, juicy flesh, and a hard pit in the middle. When plums are dried, they're called prunes. The typical color of a ripe plum — a rich, purple-red shade — is also called plum. And informally, you can say that something great or desirable is plum: "I was just offered a plum role in the school play!"

WORD FAMILY

plum: plumlike, plums

USAGE EXAMPLES

I regrettably passed up on the apple and plum crumble in lieu of the panettone.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

But this time, Plum was scribbling on posters and a little girl’s jersey nearly an hour after the game.

Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016)

For a change Kelsey Plum was not the center of attention for the Huskies.

Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016)

1n any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone

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plum tree

wild plum, wild plum tree

an uncultivated plum tree or shrub

Prunus domestica, common plum

any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areas

Prunus insititia, bullace

small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters

Prunus mexicana, big-tree plum

small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves

Canada plum, Prunus nigra

small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit

Prunus cerasifera, cherry plum, myrobalan, myrobalan plum

small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit

Japanese plum, Prunus salicina

small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor

Pacific plum, Prunus subcordata, Sierra plum

shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit

Alleghany plum, Allegheny plum, Prunus alleghaniensis, sloe

wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh

American red plum, August plum, Prunus americana, goose plum

wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh

Prunus angustifolia, chickasaw plum, hog plum, hog plum bush

small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit

Prunus maritima, beach plum, beach plum bush

seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit

Prunus domestica insititia, damson plum, damson plum tree

plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit

Prunus ilicifolia, evergreen cherry, holly-leaf cherry, holly-leaved cherry, islay

California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers

fruit tree

tree bearing edible fruit

2n any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit

Hypo|Hyper

damson, damson plum

dark purple plum of the damson tree

greengage, greengage plum

sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum

beach plum

small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies

sloe

small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush

Victoria plum

a large red plum served as dessert

edible fruit

edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh

drupe, stone fruit

fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube

1adv exactly

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plumb

2adv completely; used as intensifiers

I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out

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clean, plumb

n a highly desirable position or assignment

a political plum

Hyper

berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot

a job in an organization

单词	plum
释义	plum (once / 866 pages) 1n 2adv 3n A plum is a flowering fruit tree, and it's also the name of the fruit that grows on it. Plums are small, dark reddish purple, and sweet. Plums have an edible, smooth skin, juicy flesh, and a hard pit in the middle. When plums are dried, they're called prunes. The typical color of a ripe plum — a rich, purple-red shade — is also called plum. And informally, you can say that something great or desirable is plum: "I was just offered a plum role in the school play!" WORD FAMILY plum: plumlike, plums USAGE EXAMPLES I regrettably passed up on the apple and plum crumble in lieu of the panettone. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) But this time, Plum was scribbling on posters and a little girl’s jersey nearly an hour after the game. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) For a change Kelsey Plum was not the center of attention for the Huskies. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper plum tree wild plum, wild plum tree an uncultivated plum tree or shrub Prunus domestica, common plum any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areas Prunus insititia, bullace small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters Prunus mexicana, big-tree plum small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves Canada plum, Prunus nigra small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit Prunus cerasifera, cherry plum, myrobalan, myrobalan plum small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit Japanese plum, Prunus salicina small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor Pacific plum, Prunus subcordata, Sierra plum shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit Alleghany plum, Allegheny plum, Prunus alleghaniensis, sloe wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh American red plum, August plum, Prunus americana, goose plum wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh Prunus angustifolia, chickasaw plum, hog plum, hog plum bush small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit Prunus maritima, beach plum, beach plum bush seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit Prunus domestica insititia, damson plum, damson plum tree plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit Prunus ilicifolia, evergreen cherry, holly-leaf cherry, holly-leaved cherry, islay California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers fruit tree tree bearing edible fruit 2n any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit Hypo\|Hyper damson, damson plum dark purple plum of the damson tree greengage, greengage plum sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum beach plum small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies sloe small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush Victoria plum a large red plum served as dessert edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh drupe, stone fruit fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube 2 1adv exactly Syn plumb 2adv completely; used as intensifiers I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out Syn clean, plumb 3 n a highly desirable position or assignment a political plum Hyper berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot a job in an organization
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