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  • 11plum — (n.) O.E. plume, early Germanic borrowing (Cf. M.Du. prume, O.H.G. phruma, Ger. Pflaume) from V.L. *pruna, from L. prunum plum, from Gk. prounon, later form of proumnon, from an Asiatic language. Change of pr to pl is unique to Germanic. Meaning… …

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  • 12Plum sauce — () is a viscous, light brown sweet and sour condiment. It is used in Chinese cuisine as a dip for deep fried dishes, such as spring rolls, egg rolls, noodles, and deep fried chicken balls as well as for roast duck. It is made from sweet plums or… …

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  • 13Plum — For other uses, see Plum (disambiguation). Plum A plum whole and split Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 14plum — plum1 plumlike, adj. /plum/, n., adj., plummer, plummest. n. 1. the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone. 2. the tree itself. 3. any of various other trees bearing a… …

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  • 15plum wine — noun A liqueur made from ume, sugar, and shochu; umeshu. See Also: umeshu, sake, shochu, wine, ume …

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  • 16Stephanie Plum — is a fictional character and the protagonist in a series of novels written by Janet Evanovich. She is a spunky combination of Nancy Drew and Dirty Harry, and although a female bounty hunter is the opposite of Domino Harvey. She is described by… …

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  • 17Mirabelle plum — For other uses, see Mirabel (disambiguation), Mirabella (disambiguation) and Mirabello. Mirabelle plum Blossom of Mirabelle plum in detail Scientific classification …

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  • 18Big Sugar Creek — is a waterway of 40 50 miles in length in the Ozark Mountains of southwest Missouri. Big Sugar starts near the Arkansas state line. Only about convert|24|mi|km of this is floatable during the spring and summer. The gradient is near 9 from Highway …

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  • 19Preserving sugar — is a kind of sugar used for making marmalades, jams and preserves using fruits that are naturally high in pectin (such as plums, redcurrants, blackcurrants, gooseberries, greengages, damsons and Seville oranges). The large sugar crystals dissolve …

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  • 20european plum — noun Usage: usually capitalized E : any of several cultivated plums derived chiefly from a plum (Prunus domestica) of southwestern Asia compare american plum * * * European plum, any one of several varieties of blue or red plums with medium to… …

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