Phrase guide

plum tree

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tree that bears plums.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fruit tree

Narrower terms: wild plum, wild plum tree, common plum, Prunus domestica, bullace, Prunus insititia, big-tree plum, Prunus mexicana, Canada plum, Prunus nigra, cherry plum, myrobalan, myrobalan plum, Prunus cerasifera, Japanese plum, Prunus salicina, Sierra plum, Pacific plum, Prunus subcordata

History

Etymology

From Middle English plumtre, from Old English plūmtrēow; equivalent to plum + tree.