Plum

plum, n. a well-known stone fruit of various colours, of the natural order Rosaceæ : the tree producing it: the best part of all: a sum of £100,000, a handsome fortune.— ns. Plum′-cake , a cake containing raisins, currants, .; Plum′-duff , a flour-pudding boiled with raisins.— adj. Plum′my , full of plums: desirable.— ns. Plum′-porr′idge , an antiquated dish, of porridge with plums, raisins, .; Plum′-pudd′ing , a national English dish made of flour and suet, with raisins, currants, and various spices. [A.S. plúme —L. prunum —Gr. prounon .]