plum

Definition

The fruit and its tree.

Etymology

From Middle English plomme, ploume, from Old English plūme, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum. Doublet of prune.

Example Sentences

• "“Bright boy! here’s a plum for you,” and Polly threw a plump raisin into his mouth."
• "Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie; he put in his thumb, and he took out a plum, and said, “What a good boy am I!”"
• "He […] acquired a plentiful fortune, tho', to his infinite regret, he died before it amounted to a Plum […]."