2. Verb. (third-person singular of plum) ¹
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Definition of Plums
1. plum [n] - See also: plum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plums
Literary usage of Plums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Prunes are cured dried plums. ally adapted to the United States, and is of great
value ... 3073 shows one of these plums; also Fig. 3074, as to tree forms, ..."
2. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1921)
"Of the plums, nearly six-sevenths of the acreage are those varieties designated
as prunes. This is, of course, owing to the profitable shipping demand for ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"The mixture for spraying plums should be weaker than for apples, particularly
for the ... For literature on plums, see Waugh's "plums and Plum Culture ..."
4. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1889)
"On the 9th it had continued puncturing plums and was still active and continued
so for some days, making a number of crescent marks and punctures, ..."
5. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society (1904)
"AL ENTSMINGER: I tried most of our native varieties of plums common about here,
... But, I had nothing but Wild Goose, and I could n't raise any plums. ..."
6. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1911)
"In Peking one is able to obtain plums of one variety as late as the middle of
... As the cold gets very intense in Kirin, these plums may prove to be ..."
7. Sketch of the Evolution of Our Native Fruits by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1898)
"M. Lord tells me that plums indistinguishable from the Weaver are wild in profusion
on the St. Peter or Minnesota River. In this way, about a hundred choice ..."
8. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Prunes are cured dried plums. ally adapted to the United States, and is of great
value ... 3073 shows one of these plums; also Fig. 3074, as to tree forms, ..."
9. The California Fruits and how to Grow Them: A Manual of Methods which Have by Edward James Wickson (1921)
"Of the plums, nearly six-sevenths of the acreage are those varieties designated
as prunes. This is, of course, owing to the profitable shipping demand for ..."
10. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"The mixture for spraying plums should be weaker than for apples, particularly
for the ... For literature on plums, see Waugh's "plums and Plum Culture ..."
11. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1889)
"On the 9th it had continued puncturing plums and was still active and continued
so for some days, making a number of crescent marks and punctures, ..."
12. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society (1904)
"AL ENTSMINGER: I tried most of our native varieties of plums common about here,
... But, I had nothing but Wild Goose, and I could n't raise any plums. ..."
13. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1911)
"In Peking one is able to obtain plums of one variety as late as the middle of
... As the cold gets very intense in Kirin, these plums may prove to be ..."
14. Sketch of the Evolution of Our Native Fruits by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1898)
"M. Lord tells me that plums indistinguishable from the Weaver are wild in profusion
on the St. Peter or Minnesota River. In this way, about a hundred choice ..."
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