plum
n. countable A2 Elementary US //ˈpɫəm// UK //plˈʌm// plum
n. a small round fruit with smooth skin and a hard stone inside. The flesh is usually purple, red, or yellow and tastes sweet.
n. a fleshy stone fruit of the genus Prunus, typically with purple or red skin and sweet edible flesh surrounding a single hard pit.
I ate a ripe plum for a snack.
She picked the softest plum from the basket and washed it before eating.
The orchard yielded a bountiful harvest of dark, juicy plums that ripened under the late summer sun.
From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune.
Phonetically based spelling of plumb.