plum tree

collocation in English

meaningsofplumandtree

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plum
noun[C or U]
uk
/plʌm/us
/plʌm/
a small, round fruit with a thin, smooth, red, purple, or yellow skin, sweet, soft flesh, and a single large, hard seed; the tree on which this ...
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tree
noun[C]
uk
/triː/us
/triː/
a tall plant that has a wooden trunk and branches that grow from its ...
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(Definition ofplumandtreefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I knew you from aplumtree.
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One of their favourite leaves to eat is from an introduced plant, the commonplumtree.
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A saying goes that the best place to build a house is where aplumtreegrows best.
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One feature has, however, survived - aplumtreewhich stood in the stationmaster's garden.
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They window may carefully frame a branch of a pine tree, or aplumtreein blossom, or another intimate garden scene.
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It's made fromplumtree, cherry, pear tree, maple, ash, beech, oak, or corneal tree.
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It is most frequently made of ash-wood,plumtree, pear tree, cornel or boxwood.
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Theplumtreeis considered to be more than 300 years old.
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Sparse natural vegetation is composed by a few species such as balanza,plumtree, kapok tree, shea butter, tamarind, baobab, neem and acacia etc.
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A peony garden,plumtreegrove and cosmos fields have flowers for every season.
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The originalplumtreeno longer survives, though others have been planted since.
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His name reflects this act: il means one, ji means branch and mae meansplumtree.
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In 1929, theplumtreewas granted the title of national flower by the government at the time.
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The land contained some very old plum trees, some of which were cut down; others are still standing.
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It will have one or two plum trees and a small vegetable garden.
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The peaches had not done very well, but there were plum trees and pear trees.
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According to the 2002/2003 census, 143,167 farms had plum trees bearing fruit covering a total area of 554 km.
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He lives peacefully in a house with many plum trees with his wife, daughter, and son.
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The city takes pride in the many flowers that bloom during the winter and early spring, including crocuses, daffodils, early-blooming rhododendrons, cherry and plum trees.
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