plum blossom
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plum blossom
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From plum + blossom.
noun plum blossoms · plum-blossom
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A tree, Prunus mume, native to East Asia bearing an apricotlike fruit.
The one hundred poems and images of flowering plum blossoms published in book form c.1238 by Song Boren [92] make up the earliest Chinese illustrated book where the pictures are meant as objects of aesthetic appreciation in their own right
Similar: Chinese plum, Japanese apricot, Japanese plum, meihua, mei-hua, ume
- The blossom of this tree. The plum is associated with the start of spring, because plum blossoms are some of the first blossoms to open during the year. In most areas of Japan, including Tokyo, they typically flower in February and March.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see plum, blossom.
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noun the blossom of the Prunus mume
| Español | flor de ciruelo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 매화 maehwa |
| 日本語 | 梅花 baika |
| 中文 | 梅花 méihuā |
| हिन्दी | प्लम ब्लॉसम plam blŏsam |
| Português | flor de ameixeira |
| Français | fleur de prunier |
| Deutsch | Pflaumenblüte |
| Italiano | fiore di pruno |
| Ελληνικά | άνθος δαμασκηνιάς ánthos damaskiniás |
| Română | floare de prun |
| Русский | цвете́ние сли́вы cveténije slívy, цвето́к сли́вы cvetók slívy |
| Tiếng Việt | hoa mơ, mai hoa |
| العربية | زَهْرَة بَرْقُوق |
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