plum
李子,李
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Definitions
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- : the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- : the tree itself.
- : any of various other trees bearing a plumlike fruit.
- : the fruit itself.
- : a sugarplum.
- : a raisin, as in a cake or pudding.
- : a deep purple varying from bluish to reddish.
- : Informal. an excellent or desirable thing, as a fine position: The choicest plums went to his old cronies.
- : Informal. an unanticipated large increase in money or property, as an unexpected legacy; a windfall: The company offered bonuses and other plums.
- : Also called displacer . a large stone used in massive concrete construction.
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plum·mer, plum·mest.
- : extremely desirable, rewarding, profitable, or the like: a plum job in the foreign service.
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Examples
Meny suggests the compact, dense variety named Rubicon, which has the bonus of turning an attractive plum-purple in cold winters.
In 1939, an “early New England Thanksgiving menu” included oyster soup, venison, cornbread and plum pudding with brandy sauce.
North America’s various beach plums bear purple-blue, cherry-sized fruits that make for a beloved New England jelly.
The Sense also supports Fitbit Pay, which connects to your credit and debit cards and supports contactless payments—a plum feature to have during a pandemic for those on the go.
This unique style suits coach Bill Laimbeer — whose teams have often ranked near the bottom of the league in 3-point shooting — and a roster missing Plum’s pick-and-roll wizardry and Cambage’s dominant interior scoring.
It was popularized as a holiday dessert in 16th-century England and also is known as Christmas pudding or plum pudding.
At least those parents whose kids landed the plum roles will be.
Central won thirty-three consecutive games, and Suffridge became a plum for the college recruiters.
Now Yesh Atid will demand and receive additional plum ministries.
After realizing how difficult this plum post would be, “Biden” writes that he “wised up and settled on my current fallback plan.”
Spain is at war with North America, and now offers us this sugar-plum to draw us to her side to defend her against invasion.
The system would be perfect for the mellowing of port or madeira, but when it is applied to plum and apple jam or, when 18 pr.
If the cake rises well in the oven, it is commonly said that it is "nice and plum;" and vice vers, that it is heavy.
Cheese is now eaten with apple puddings and pies; but is there any nook in England where they still grate it over plum pudding?
Kano pensively lifted a plum upon the point of a toothpick and began nibbling at its wrinkled skin.