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sugarplum

sugarplum is the alternative spelling of sugar-plum.

Meaning of sugar-plum

Noun

sugar-plum (plural sugar-plums)

  1. A round or oval sweet/piece of candy made of boiled sugar.
  2. (dated) A piece of flattery.
  3. Term of endearment: sweetheart, darling.
  4. Uapaca kirkiana, an southern African fruit tree.
  5. The fruit of this tree.
  6. The prune plum.

See all 7 meanings of sugar-plum

Forms of sugarplum

pluralsugarplums

Questions about sugarplum

What is sugarplum the alternative spelling of?
Sugarplum is the alternative spelling of sugar-plum.

Words near sugarplum in the dictionary

  1. sugarolly
  2. Sugaropolis
  3. sugarphobia
  4. sugarpie
  5. sugarpies
  6. sugarplum
  7. sugarplums
  8. sugars
  9. sugars down
  10. sugars off
  11. sugars out

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