Plum — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈʌm/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈʌm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈʌm/

1 syllable Say it as /plˈʌm/.

Examples

a political plum
fell plumb in the middle of the puddle
clean forgot the appointment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plum tree clean plumb

Parts of Speech

noun	any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
noun	any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit
noun	a highly desirable position or assignment “a political plum”
adverb	exactly “fell plumb in the middle of the puddle”
adverb	completely; used as intensifiers “clean forgot the appointment”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pflaume

Einer von mehreren Bäumen, die essbare ovale Früchte mit glatter Schale und einem einzigen harten Kern produzieren

🇫🇷French

prune

l'un des nombreux arbres produisant des fruits ovales comestibles ayant une peau lisse et un seul noyau dur

🇪🇸Spanish

ciruela

Cualquiera de varios árboles que producen frutos ovalados comestibles que tienen una piel suave y un solo hueso duro.

🇮🇹Italian

prugna

uno qualsiasi dei numerosi alberi che producono frutti ovali commestibili con una buccia liscia e un unico nocciolo duro

🇳🇱Dutch

pruim

een van de verschillende bomen die eetbare ovale vruchten voortbrengen met een gladde schil en een enkele harde steen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ameixa

qualquer uma das várias árvores que produzem frutos ovais comestíveis, com casca lisa e um único caroço duro

🇷🇺Russian

слива

любое из нескольких деревьев, дающих съедобные овальные плоды с гладкой кожицей и одной твердой косточкой.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आलूबुखारा

चिकनी त्वचा और एक कठोर पत्थर वाले खाने योग्य अंडाकार फल पैदा करने वाले कई पेड़ों में से कोई एक

🇧🇩Bengali

বরই

মসৃণ ত্বক এবং একটি একক শক্ত পাথরযুক্ত ভোজ্য ডিম্বাকৃতির ফল উৎপাদনকারী বেশ কয়েকটি গাছের মধ্যে যেকোনো একটি

🇮🇳Tamil

பிளம்

பல மரங்களில் ஏதேனும் ஒரு மென்மையான தோல் மற்றும் ஒரு கடினமான கல் கொண்ட உண்ணக்கூடிய ஓவல் பழங்களை உற்பத்தி செய்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

రేగు

అనేక చెట్లలో ఏదైనా ఒక మృదువైన చర్మం మరియు ఒకే గట్టి రాయితో తినదగిన ఓవల్ పండ్లను ఉత్పత్తి చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

मनुका

गुळगुळीत त्वचा आणि एकच कठीण दगड असलेले खाद्य अंडाकृती फळ देणारे अनेक झाडांपैकी कोणतेही

🇮🇳Gujarati

આલુ

ખાદ્ય અંડાકાર ફળ ઉત્પન્ન કરતા અનેક વૃક્ષોમાંથી કોઈપણ એક સરળ ત્વચા અને એક જ સખત પથ્થર ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಲಮ್

ನಯವಾದ ಚರ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಒಂದೇ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಕಲ್ಲು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಖಾದ್ಯ ಅಂಡಾಕಾರದ ಹಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಹಲವಾರು ಮರಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലം

മിനുസമാർന്ന തൊലിയും ഒറ്റ കടുപ്പമുള്ള കല്ലും ഉള്ള ഭക്ഷ്യയോഗ്യമായ ഓവൽ പഴങ്ങൾ ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന നിരവധി മരങ്ങളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਰ

ਖਾਣਯੋਗ ਅੰਡਾਕਾਰ ਫਲ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਕਈ ਰੁੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਚਮੜੀ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਪੱਥਰ ਹੋਵੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

آلوبخارہ

کھانے کے قابل بیضوی پھل پیدا کرنے والے متعدد درختوں میں سے کوئی ایک ہموار جلد اور ایک سخت پتھر والا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

李子

生产可食用椭圆形果实、果皮光滑、果核单一的几种树木中的任何一种

🇯🇵Japanese

梅

滑らかな皮と単一の硬い石を持つ、食用の楕円形の果実を生み出す数本の木の総称

🇰🇷Korean

자두

껍질이 매끄럽고 단단한 돌 하나가 있는 식용 타원형 열매를 맺는 여러 나무 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quả mận

bất kỳ cây nào có quả hình bầu dục ăn được có vỏ mịn và một viên đá cứng

🇹🇭Thai

พลัม

ต้นไม้หลายต้นที่ให้ผลรูปไข่กินได้ซึ่งมีผิวเรียบและมีหินแข็งเพียงก้อนเดียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

prem

salah satu dari beberapa pohon yang menghasilkan buah lonjong yang dapat dimakan, memiliki kulit halus dan satu batu keras

🇲🇾Malay

buah plum

mana-mana daripada beberapa pokok yang menghasilkan buah bujur yang boleh dimakan mempunyai kulit licin dan satu batu keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البرقوق

أي من الأشجار العديدة التي تنتج فاكهة بيضاوية صالحة للأكل ذات قشرة ناعمة وحجر صلب واحد

🇮🇷Persian

آلو

هر یک از چندین درخت که میوه بیضی شکل خوراکی تولید می کند که پوستی صاف و یک سنگ سخت دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

Erik

pürüzsüz bir kabuğa ve tek bir sert taşa sahip, yenilebilir oval meyveler üreten birkaç ağaçtan herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁזִיף

כל אחד מכמה עצים המייצרים פרי סגלגל אכיל בעל קליפה חלקה ואבן קשה אחת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'plum'?

The primary meaning of 'plum' is 'any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'plum' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'plum' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'plum' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'plum' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'plum' easy to spell?

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