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   plum

   /plʌm/

   noun

   • 1. an oval fleshy fruit which is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe and contains a flattish pointed stone.
   • ▪ a small edible fruit from any of a number of trees. West Indian
   • 2. the deciduous tree which bears plums.
   • 3. a reddish-purple colour: "a pure silk shirt in shades of cream and soft plum"
   • 4. a thing, typically a job, considered to be highly desirable: informal "he landed a plum assistant producer's job"

   adverb

   • 1. variant spelling of plumb US

   Word Origin Old Englishplūme, from medieval Latin pruna, from Latin prunum (see prune1).

   Scrabble Points: 8

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