What is the meaning of Plum?

The fruit and its tree.

  1. An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour.
  2. A stone-fruit tree which bears this fruit, Prunus domestica.
  3. The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.
    1. Prunus sect. Prunus
      1. Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum or myrobalan)
      2. Prunus salicina (Chinese plum or Japanese plum)
      3. Prunus spinosa (sloe)
      4. Prunus ursina (bear's plum)
    2. Prunus sect. Prunocerasus North American plums
      1. Prunus americana (American plum)
      2. Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum or sand plum)
      3. Prunus hortulana (hortulan plum)
      4. Prunus nigra (Canadian plum or black plum)
      5. Prunus rivularis (creek plum or hog plum)
      6. Prunus subcordata (Klamath plum or Oregon plum)
    3. Prunus sect. Armeniaca (better known as apricots)
      1. Prunus mume, an Asian fruit more closely related to the apricot than the plum, usually consumed pickled, dried, or as a juice or wine; ume.
  4. A dried grape or raisin, as used in a pudding or cake.

An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour.

A stone-fruit tree which bears this fruit, Prunus domestica.

The edible, fleshy stone fruit of several species resembling the plum, or the tree from which they grow.

  1. Prunus sect. Prunus
    1. Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum or myrobalan)
    2. Prunus salicina (Chinese plum or Japanese plum)
    3. Prunus spinosa (sloe)
    4. Prunus ursina (bear's plum)
  2. Prunus sect. Prunocerasus North American plums
    1. Prunus americana (American plum)
    2. Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum or sand plum)
    3. Prunus hortulana (hortulan plum)
    4. Prunus nigra (Canadian plum or black plum)
    5. Prunus rivularis (creek plum or hog plum)
    6. Prunus subcordata (Klamath plum or Oregon plum)
  3. Prunus sect. Armeniaca (better known as apricots)
    1. Prunus mume, an Asian fruit more closely related to the apricot than the plum, usually consumed pickled, dried, or as a juice or wine; ume.

Prunus sect. Prunus

  1. Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum or myrobalan)
  2. Prunus salicina (Chinese plum or Japanese plum)
  3. Prunus spinosa (sloe)
  4. Prunus ursina (bear's plum)

Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum or myrobalan)

Prunus salicina (Chinese plum or Japanese plum)

Prunus spinosa (sloe)

Prunus ursina (bear's plum)

Prunus sect. Prunocerasus North American plums

  1. Prunus americana (American plum)
  2. Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum or sand plum)
  3. Prunus hortulana (hortulan plum)
  4. Prunus nigra (Canadian plum or black plum)
  5. Prunus rivularis (creek plum or hog plum)
  6. Prunus subcordata (Klamath plum or Oregon plum)

Prunus americana (American plum)

Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum or sand plum)

Prunus hortulana (hortulan plum)

Prunus nigra (Canadian plum or black plum)

Prunus rivularis (creek plum or hog plum)

Prunus subcordata (Klamath plum or Oregon plum)

Prunus sect. Armeniaca (better known as apricots)

  1. Prunus mume, an Asian fruit more closely related to the apricot than the plum, usually consumed pickled, dried, or as a juice or wine; ume.

Prunus mume, an Asian fruit more closely related to the apricot than the plum, usually consumed pickled, dried, or as a juice or wine; ume.

A dried grape or raisin, as used in a pudding or cake.

Extended senses.

  1. One hundred thousand pounds; a fortune.
  2. A desirable or choice thing of its kind; a prize selection; a choice appointment, assignment etc.

    One hundred thousand pounds; a fortune.

    A desirable or choice thing of its kind; a prize selection; a choice appointment, assignment etc.

    A dark bluish-red color/colour, the colour of some plums.

    A testicle.

    A fool, an idiot.

    Of a dark bluish-red colour.

    Choice; especially lavish or preferred.

    Plumb

    Completely; utterly.

    To plumb.

    Alternative form of plomme

    land-leech

    lead

    Source: wiktionary.org