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plumlike

plumlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a plum.

Adjective

plumlike (comparative more plumlike, superlative most plumlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a plum.
    • Myrrh, sweet marjoram, and the plum-like myrobalan fruit were likewise usual ingredients of aromatic preparations.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 180
    Synonyms:
    plummy

Synonyms of plumlike

Forms of plumlike

comparativemore plumlike
superlativemost plumlike

Origin of plumlike

From plum + -like.

Questions about plumlike

What does plumlike mean?
Plumlike means resembling or characteristic of a plum.
What part of speech is plumlike?
Plumlike is an adjective.

Words near plumlike in the dictionary

  1. plumless
  2. plumlet
  3. plumlets
  4. Plumley
  5. Plumleys
  6. plumlike
  7. plummed
  8. Plummer
  9. plummer block
  10. plummer blocks
  11. Plummer-Vinson syndrome

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