- rose plum
- noun
: a variable color averaging a grayish purplish red that is bluer and paler than Aztec maroon and bluer and duller than tourmaline pink or daphne pink
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Plum — /plum/, n. a city in SW Pennsylvania. 25,390. * * * Any of various trees in the genus Prunus of the rose family, and their edible fruits. In the U.S. and Europe, plums are the most extensively distributed of the stone (drupe) fruits, most varied… … Universalium
plum-cake — [ plumkɛk ] n. m. • 1848; plumb cake 1824; mot angl., de plum « raisin sec » et cake ♦ Vieilli ⇒ cake. Des plum cakes. ⇒PLUM CAKE, subst. masc. A. Synon. vieilli de cake. Dis à Rose de préparer le thé. Donne le plum cake et aussi les petits… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Plum — For other uses, see Plum (disambiguation). Plum A plum whole and split Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
plum — plum1 plumlike, adj. /plum/, n., adj., plummer, plummest. n. 1. the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone. 2. the tree itself. 3. any of various other trees bearing a… … Universalium
plum´like´ — plum1 «pluhm», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a round, juicy fruit with a smooth skin and a stone or pit. Plums are purple, blue, red, green, or yellow. 2. the tree that it grows on. The plum is a member of the rose family and is closely related to the… … Useful english dictionary
plum — I [[t]plʌm[/t]] n. adj. plum•mer, plum•mest 1) pln the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone 2) pln the tree itself 3) pln any of various other trees bearing a plumlike… … From formal English to slang
rose — rose1 roseless, adj. roselike, adj. /rohz/, n., adj., v., rosed, rosing. n. 1. any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly stemmed, pinnate leaved, showy flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Cf. rose family. 2. any of various related or similar… … Universalium
Rose — /rohz/, n. 1. Billy, 1899 1966, U.S. theatrical producer. 2. a female given name. * * * I Any of about 100 species in the genus Rosa (family Rosaceae) characterized by their beautiful, fragrant flowers. Rosa species are probably the most widely… … Universalium
rosé — /roh zay /, n. a pink table wine in which the pale color is produced by removing the grape skins from the must before fermentation is completed. [1425 75; < F: lit., pink] * * * I Any of about 100 species in the genus Rosa (family Rosaceae)… … Universalium
rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and… … Universalium
