"plum tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plum trees [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English plumtre, from Old English plūmtrēow; equivalent to plum + tree. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|plumtre}} Middle English plumtre, {{inh|en|ang|plūmtrēow}} Old English plūmtrēow, {{af|en|plum|tree}} plum + tree Head templates: {{en-noun}} plum tree (plural plum trees)
  1. A tree that bears plums. Categories (lifeform): Prunus genus plants Synonyms: plumtree Synonyms (tree): plum Hypernyms: tree Derived forms: shake the plum tree Related terms: August plum

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