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Definition of plum noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

plum

noun
 
/plʌm/
 
/plʌm/
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  1. [countable] a soft round fruit with smooth red or purple skin, that is sweet inside with a large flat seed
    • a plum tree
    Topics Foodc1
  2. [uncountable, countable] a dark colour between red and purple
    3. Word OriginOld English plūme, from medieval Latin pruna, from Latin prunum, from Greek prou(m)non ‘plum’.
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