the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.

the tree itself.

any of various other trees bearing a plumlike fruit.

the fruit itself.

a sugarplum.

a raisin, as in a cake or pudding.

a deep purple varying from bluish to reddish.

Informal . an excellent or desirable thing, as a fine position

The choicest plums went to his old cronies.

Informal . an unanticipated large increase in money or property, as an unexpected legacy; a windfall

The company offered bonuses and other plums.

Also called displacer. a large stone used in massive concrete construction.

extremely desirable, rewarding, profitable, or the like

a plum job in the foreign service.

noun

penalty , punishment

noun

asset , bonus , carrot * , catch * , cream * , dividend , find , meed , nugget * , pick , premium , treasurenotes:a plum is any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single pit , while a plumb is a weight on the end of a line used to determine water depth or used to establish a true vertical , accolade , award , guerdon , honorarium , prize , carrot , catch , reward , windfall