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plum blossom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From plum + blossom.

Meanings

1. A tree, Prunus mume, native to East Asia bearing an apricotlike fruit.
   • The one hundred poems and images of flowering plum blossoms published in book form c.1238 by Song Boren [92] make up the earliest Chinese illustrated book where the pictures are meant as objects of aesthetic appreciation in their own right 1993, Craig Clunas, Art in China, page 173:
2. The blossom of this tree.
   • The plum is associated with the start of spring, because plum blossoms are some of the first blossoms to open during the year. In most areas of Japan, including Tokyo, they typically flower in February and March. 2020 January 16, “Japanese Plum”, in Japan Guide:
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see plum, blossom.

Forms

Relateds

apple blossom · cherry blossom · orange blossom · peach blossom

Synonyms

Japanese apricot · Chinese plum · meihua · mei-hua · Japanese plum · ume

Translations (25)

hu szilvafavirág (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · ko 매화 (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · cmn 梅花 (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · ru цвете́ние сли́вы (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · ja 梅花 (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · sv plommon blomma (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · nan-hbl 梅花 (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · pt flor de ameixeira (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · ro floare de prun (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · vi hoa mơ (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · pl kwiat śliwy (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · nl pruimenbloesem (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · es flor de ciruelo (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · fr fleur de prunier (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · ru цвето́к сли́вы (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · fi luumukukka (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · th ดอกบ๊วย (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · el άνθος δαμασκηνιάς (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · is plómublóm (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · hi प्लम ब्लॉसम (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · vi mai hoa (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · ar زَهْرَة بَرْقُوق (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · de Pflaumenblüte (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · it fiore di pruno (the blossom of the Prunus mume) · uk кві́тка сли́ви (the blossom of the Prunus mume)