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a bruise you're allowed to eat, gone to glorious wrinkles when it grows up.
means A soft, sweet stone fruit with smooth skin in shades of purple, red, or gold — or, by extension, something especially desirable, like a 'plum job.'
from From Old English 'plūme,' which traces back through Latin 'prunum' to Greek 'proumnon.' The same root quietly split in two: 'plum' for the fresh fruit, 'prune' for the dried one — siblings from one ancient word. The 'desirable thing' sense came later, picturing the choicest plum picked from the pudding.
- becomes prune
- Same fruit, just dried and rebranded for dignity
- that dust
- White bloom is natural wax, not dirt
- job title
- A 'plum' role means cushy and coveted
- ancient candy
- Cultivated for thousands of years across Asia
stanley plum — fictional character in the office us, played by leslie david baker
damson plum — cultivar from england, small dark purple plum used for jam
santa rosa plum — variety developed by luther burbank in california, red-purple skin and amber flesh