Plum-tree

  • 51tree — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plant, sapling, scrub, shrub, bush; timber; whiffletree; stake; gibbet, gallows; family tree, pedigree, lineage. See vegetable, ancestry. II (Roget s IV) n. Common types of trees include: ash, elm,… …

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  • 52plum — I. /plʌm / (say plum) noun 1. the drupaceous fruit of any of various trees of the rosaceous genus Prunus, closely related to the cherry but with an oblong stone. 2. a tree bearing such fruit. 3. any of various other trees with a plum like fruit.… …

  • 53plum´like´ — plum1 «pluhm», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a round, juicy fruit with a smooth skin and a stone or pit. Plums are purple, blue, red, green, or yellow. 2. the tree that it grows on. The plum is a member of the rose family and is closely related to the… …

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  • 54plum — plum1 [plʌm] n [: Old English; Origin: plume, from Latin prunum; PRUNE2] 1.) a small round juicy fruit which is dark red, purple, or yellow and has a single hard seed, or the tree that produces this fruit ▪ juicy ripe plums 2.) [U] a dark purple… …

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  • 55plum — 1 noun 1 (C) a small round juicy fruit which is dark red or yellow and has a hard part in the middle, or the tree that produces this fruit: stewed plums and custard | plum blossoms 2 (U) a dark red colour, like a plum see also: plum pudding 2… …

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  • 56plum — n. 1 a an oval fleshy fruit, usu. purple or yellow when ripe, with sweet pulp and a flattish pointed stone. b any deciduous tree of the genus Prunus bearing this. 2 a reddish purple colour. 3 a dried grape or raisin used in cooking. 4 colloq. the …

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  • 57tree — Synonyms and related words: Stammbaum, acacia, ailanthus, alder, alligator pear, allspice, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, avocado, ax, balsa, balsam, banyan, bare pole, basswood, bay, bayberry, beech, betel palm, birch, block, bottle up,… …

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  • 58plum-fruited yew — noun South American evergreen tree or shrub • Syn: ↑Prumnopitys andina, ↑Prumnopitys elegans • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Prumnopitys, ↑ …

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  • 59plum — noun 1》 an oval fleshy fruit which is purple, reddish, or yellow when ripe, containing a flattish pointed stone. 2》 the tree bearing plums. [Prunus domestica and related species.] 3》 a reddish purple colour. 4》 [usu. as modifier] informal… …

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  • 60plum-leaf apple — slyvalapė obelis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Malus prunifolia), paplitęs Kinijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Malus prunifolia angl. Chinese apple; Chinese apple tree; crab apple; pearleaf crabapple; plum …

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