- pronunciation:
- pluhm
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a type of fruit that has smooth red, purple, green, or yellow skin. It has sweet, soft flesh and a small, smooth pit inside. Plums grow on trees.
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The words
plum and
plumb sound alike but have different meanings. There is a silent 'B' at the end of
plumb.