Meaning & use
plum
A soft, round fruit with smooth purple, red, or yellow skin and a single hard stone.
See it in a sentence
She picked a ripe plum from the tree and ate it right there in the orchard.
We turned the extra plums into a batch of homemade jam.
A note on using this word
Plums can be eaten fresh or dried, and dried plums are commonly sold as prunes.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Highly desirable or especially favorable, said of a job, role, or opportunity.
She landed a plum assignment covering the championship game for the network.
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