Phrase guide

plum blossom

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A tree, Prunus mume, native to East Asia bearing an apricotlike fruit.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Chinese plum, Japanese apricot, Japanese plum, meihua, mei-hua, ume

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The blossom of this tree.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see plum, blossom.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From plum + blossom.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زَهْرَة بَرْقُوق — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Chinese: 梅花 (zh-min-nan) — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梅花 (méihuā) — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Dutch: pruimenbloesem — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Finnish: luumukukka — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • French: fleur de prunier — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • German: Pflaumenblüte — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Greek: άνθος δαμασκηνιάς (ánthos damaskiniás) — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Hindi: प्लम ब्लॉसम (plam blŏsam) — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Hungarian: szilvafavirág — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Icelandic: plómublóm — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Italian: fiore di pruno — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Japanese: 梅花 (baika) — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Korean: 매화 (maehwa) — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Polish: kwiat śliwy — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Portuguese: flor de ameixeira — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Romanian: floare de prun — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Russian: цвете́ние сли́вы (cveténije slívy) — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Russian: цвето́к сли́вы (cvetók slívy) — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Spanish: flor de ciruelo — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Swedish: plommon blomma — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Thai: ดอกบ๊วย (dɔ̀ɔk-búai) — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Ukrainian: кві́тка сли́ви (kvítka slývy) — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Vietnamese: hoa mơ — the blossom of the Prunus mume
  • Vietnamese: mai hoa — the blossom of the Prunus mume