plum
plum [plum plums] noun, adjective BrE [plʌm] NAmE [plʌm] noun 1. countable a soft round fruit with smooth red or purple skin, sweet flesh and a large flat seed inside •a plum tree 2. uncountable, countable a dark reddish-purple colour Word Origin: Old English plūme, from medieval Latin pruna, from Latin prunum, from Greek prou(m)non ‘plum’. adjective only before noun (of a job, etc.) considered very good and worth having •She's landed a plum job at the BBC. Word Origin: Old English plūme, from medieval Latin pruna, from Latin prunum, from Greek prou(m)non ‘plum’.
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