plum
plum /pl'ʌm/ (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 plum job, contract, or role is a very good one that a lot of people would like. (JOURNALISM)
Laura landed a plum job with a smart art gallery.plum pud|ding (plum puddings)
[N-COUNT]
Plum pudding is a special pudding eaten at Christmas which is made with dried fruit, spices, and suet. (AM; also BRIT OLD-FASHIONED)
= Christmas puddingplum to|ma|to (plum tomatoes)
[N-VAR]
Plum tomatoes are long egg-shaped tomatoes.
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 plum job, contract, or role is a very good one that a lot of people would like. (JOURNALISM)
Laura landed a plum job with a smart art gallery.plum pud|ding (plum puddings)
[N-COUNT]
Plum pudding is a special pudding eaten at Christmas which is made with dried fruit, spices, and suet. (AM; also BRIT OLD-FASHIONED)
= Christmas puddingplum to|ma|to (plum tomatoes)
[N-VAR]
Plum tomatoes are long egg-shaped tomatoes.