plum
/plʌm/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour.
2
A stone-fruit tree which bears this fruit, Prunus domestica.
3
Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum or myrobalan)
4
Prunus salicina (Chinese plum or Japanese plum)
5
Prunus spinosa (sloe)
6
Prunus ursina (bear's plum)
7
Prunus americana (American plum)
8
Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum or sand plum)
9
Prunus hortulana (hortulan plum)
10
Prunus nigra (Canadian plum or black plum)
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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