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noun
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 plumlike fruit.
4.
the fruit itself.
5.
a sugarplum.
6.
a raisin, as in a cake or pudding.
7.
a deep purple varying from bluish to reddish.
8.
Informal. an excellent or desirable thing, as a fine position: The choicest plums went to his old cronies.
9.
Informal. an unanticipated large increase in money or property, as an unexpected legacy; a windfall: The company offered bonuses and other plums.
10.
Also called displacer. a large stone used in massive concrete construction.
adjective
11.
extremely desirable, rewarding, profitable, or the like: a plum job in the foreign service.
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Plummest
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English plūme (cognate with German Pflaume) ≪ Greek proûmnon plum, proúmnē plum tree; cf. prune1
before 900; Middle English; Old English plūme (cognate with German Pflaume) ≪ Greek proûmnon plum, proúmnē plum tree; cf. prune1
Related forms
plum·like, adjective
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adjective, adverb
plumb ( defs 2–6 ).
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plum1 (plʌm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | greengage See also damson a small rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica, with white flowers and an edible oval fruit that is purple, yellow, or green and contains an oval stone |
| 2. | the fruit of this tree |
| 3. | a raisin, as used in a cake or pudding |
| 4. | a. a dark reddish-purple colour |
| b. (as adjective): a plum carpet | |
| 5. | informal |
| a. something of a superior or desirable kind, such as a financial bonus | |
| b. (as modifier): a plum job | |
| [Old English plūme; related to Latin prunum, German Pflaume] | |
| 'plumlike1 | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
plum
O.E. plume, early Gmc. borrowing (cf. M.Du. prume, O.H.G. phruma, Ger. Pflaume) from V.L. *pruna, from L. prunum "plum," from Gk. prounon, later form of proumnon, from an Asiatic language. Change of pr- to pl- is unique to Gmc. Meaning "something desirable" is first recorded 1780, probably in ref. to
the sugar-rich bits of a plum pudding, etc.
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Slang Dictionary
plum definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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