plum definition - Dictionary

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plum [ plum ]

noun (plural plums)

Definition:

1. dark red fruit: a round or oval smooth-skinned fruit, usually red or purple, containing a flattened pit

2. fruit tree: a tree that bears plums. Genus Prunus.

3. dark reddish purple color: a dark reddish purple color

4. something choice: something that is highly desirable or enviable, especially a job or contract ( informal )

adjective

Definition:

1. desirable: highly desirable or profitable ( informal )

a plum job

2. dark reddish purple: of a dark reddish purple color

[12th century. Alteration of Middle Low German, Middle Dutch prūme, Old High German pfrūma< Latin prunum (see prune¹)]

Spelling Note


	plum or plumb? Do not confuse the spelling of plum and plumb, which sound similar. Plum denotes a fruit or, by extension, its dark reddish purple color, as in a a plum tree, a gorgeous plum velvet, or something highly desirable, as in a plum contract. Plumb means "a weight attached to a line," "in a vertical position," or "exactly," as in a plumb line, plumb in the middle. Plumb is the only spelling of the verb: I had plumbed the depths of despair.Do you know how to plumb in a washing machine?