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| damson |
a species of plum tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| gage3 |
any of several types of plum, usu. having a light green skin. |
| greengage |
a type of plum characterized by its gold-green skin and flesh and its sweet taste. |
| hard sauce |
a sweet, creamy mixture of butter, confectioner's sugar, and rum or brandy that is often served over plum puddings, steamed cakes, and the like. |
| mirabelle |
a small, sweet, deep-yellow fruit that resembles a plum. [1/3 definitions] |
| persimmon |
a juicy, orange or reddish fruit, larger than but similar to a plum in texture of skin and pulp, or any of the mostly tropical trees that bear this fruit. |
| pit2 |
the hard seed at the center of an apricot, cherry, plum, or certain other fruits. [1/2 definitions] |
| sarcocarp |
the fleshy part of a fruit having a pit such as a peach or plum. [1/2 definitions] |
| slivovitz |
a dry, usu. colorless and bitter plum brandy of eastern Europe. |
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