red plum

Scarlet stone fruit

Red plum refers to any of several plum varieties with reddish skin, ranging from deep crimson to purplish-red.

Common types include Santa Rosa and Red Beauty.

The flesh may be yellow, pink, or red, typically sweet-tart and juicy when ripe.

The red plums at the farmer's market looked perfect.

Related
  • purpleHue between crimson and azure
  • fruitEdible plant ovary
  • juicyFull of moisture
  • stoneSolid earth fragment
  • pitFruit's hard seed

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plum color/variety

red plumyellow plum

Pale-skinned stone fruit

greengage · black plum · damson

fruit freshness/processing state

red plumprune

Desiccated stone fruit

dried plum

Family

red, plum, reds, redder, reddest, reddish, redden, reddened, reddening

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G