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• plum-colour — plumˈ colour noun and adjective Deep reddish purple • • • Main Entry: ↑plum …   Useful english dictionary

• Plum — /plum/, n. a city in SW Pennsylvania. 25,390. * * * Any of various trees in the genus Prunus of the rose family, and their edible fruits. In the U.S. and Europe, plums are the most extensively distributed of the stone (drupe) fruits, most varied… …   Universalium

• plum — ► NOUN 1) an oval fleshy fruit which is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe, containing a flattish pointed stone. 2) a reddish purple colour. 3) (before another noun ) informal highly desirable: a plum job. ● have a plum in one s mouth Cf. ↑have …   English terms dictionary

• plum — plum1 plumlike, adj. /plum/, n., adj., plummer, plummest. n. 1. the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone. 2. the tree itself. 3. any of various other trees bearing a… …   Universalium

• plum — [[t]plʌ̱m[/t]] plums 1) N COUNT A plum is a small, sweet fruit with a smooth red or yellow skin and a stone in the middle. 2) COLOUR Something that is plum or plum coloured is a dark reddish purple colour. ...plum coloured silk. 3) ADJ: ADJ n A… …   English dictionary

• plum — plum1 [plʌm] n [: Old English; Origin: plume, from Latin prunum; PRUNE2] 1.) a small round juicy fruit which is dark red, purple, or yellow and has a single hard seed, or the tree that produces this fruit ▪ juicy ripe plums 2.) [U] a dark purple… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plum — 1 noun 1 (C) a small round juicy fruit which is dark red or yellow and has a hard part in the middle, or the tree that produces this fruit: stewed plums and custard | plum blossoms 2 (U) a dark red colour, like a plum see also: plum pudding 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• plum — I UK [plʌm] / US noun Word forms plum : singular plum plural plums * 1) [countable] a small round fruit with purple, red, or yellow skin and a large hard seed inside. It grows on a plum tree. 2) [uncountable] a colour that is between red and… …   English dictionary

• plum — 1. noun /plʌm/ a) The edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica, often of a dark red or purple colour. b) The stone fruit tree which bears this fruit, Prunus domestica. Syn: plum tree, ume 2. adjective /plʌm/ …   Wiktionary

• Plum-headed Parakeet — Taxobox name = Plum headed Parakeet status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 220px image caption = Male Plum headed Parakeet regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Psittaciformes familia = Psittacidae genus =… …   Wikipedia

• plum — n. 1 a an oval fleshy fruit, usu. purple or yellow when ripe, with sweet pulp and a flattish pointed stone. b any deciduous tree of the genus Prunus bearing this. 2 a reddish purple colour. 3 a dried grape or raisin used in cooking. 4 colloq. the …   Useful english dictionary