See text A plum is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc) in the shoots having a terminal bud and the side buds solitary (not clustered), the flowers being grouped 1-5 together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one side, and a smooth stone. The subgenus is divided into three sections: Sect. Prunus (Old World plums). Leaves in bud rolled inwards; flo ...

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Plum is located at 40°29'39" North, 79°45'16" West (40.494110, -79.754477)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 75.1 km² (29.0 mi²). 74.2 km² (28.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.34% water. ...

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In physics, the Plum pudding model of the atom was made after the discovery of the electron and was proposed by the discoverer of the electron, J. J. Thomson. The model, however, preceded the discovery of the proton or neutron. In it, the atom is envisioned as electrons surrounded by a soup of positive charge, like plums surrounded by pudding. The electrons were positioned uniformly throughout the atom. Instead of a soup, the model is also said to have had a cloud of positive charge. This model was disproved by an experiment by Ernest Rutherford, the gold foi

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Plum fruit is sweet, juicy and edible, and it can be eaten fresh or used in jam-making or other recipes. Plum juice can be fermented into plum wine; when distilled, this produces a brandy known in Eastern Europe as Slivovitz. Dried plums are known as prunes. Prunes are sweet and juicy, and they have a very high dietary fiber content, so prune juice is often used to help regulate the functioning of the digestive system. It also contains several antioxidants that may slow aging. Prune marketers in the United States have, in recent years ...

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The common name myrobalan refers to several unrelated plant species: Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum) Several species of the genus Terminalia See also: Mirabelle Other related archivesMirabelle, Prunus, Terminalia, cherry plum, genus, species

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The Damson is an edible drupaceous fruit, a cultivated variety of the plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia. It is also known as the Bullace or Damask Plum. The name Damson derives from the Latin prunum damascunum, "plum of Damascus". It is believed that damsons were first cultivated in antiquity in the area around the ancient city of Damascus, capital of modern-day Syria, and were introduced into England by the Romans. This latter point has been proven, as remnants of damsons are often ...

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Ume (梅) is the Japanese name for a species of Asian plum (Prunus mume, Rosaceae). The tree originates from China (where it is called méi (梅)), but has also grown in Japan and Korea (where it is called maesil) since ancient times. The tree is cultivated for its fruits and flowers. Although normally called a plum, it is actually more closely related to the apricot. Another species commonly referred to as the "Japanese plum" is the sumomo. In Japan it is said that there are about 300 cultiva ...

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Blossom is a term given to the flowers of stone fruit trees (Genus Prunus) and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely but for a short period of time. Blossoms are either pink or white depending on the species or variety. Nectarine blossoms, peach blossoms, most cherry blossoms, and some almond blossoms are usually pink. Plum blossoms, apple blossoms, some cherry blossoms, and most almond blossoms are white. Blossom trees have a tendency to lose their flower petals in wind blown cascades often covering the surrounding ground in petals. This attribute tends to distinguish Including:

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Tzuica (Romanian: Ţuică) is the name of a popular Romanian alcoholic drink produced by distilling the plums juice, sometimes mixed with different other fruits (pears especially). Double distilling the tzuica is also popular, especially in the northern part of Romania, and results a very strong beverage - pălincă (Hungarian: pálinka; Romanian: palincă). Category: Brandies Other related archivesBrandies, Ţuică

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Xylitol, also called wood sugar or birch sugar, is a five-carbon sugar alcohol that is used as a sugar substitute. It can be extracted from birch, raspberries, plums, and corn, which is primarily imported from China and is the most popular source due to its potential renewability, unlike birch trees. Xylitol, gram for gram, is roughly as sweet as sucrose, but contains 40% less food energy. Its formula is C5H12Including:

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Brown rot (Monilinia fructicola) is a fungal condition that attacks stone fruit, commonly affecting peaches, pears, apples and plums. The fruit develops small brown squishy circles, which gradually spread over the surface of the fruit. Once the fruit is entirely infected, it shrivels up and develops a fuzzy coating of fungus. Brown rot can also infect the flowers, leaves and stems of the tree, causing serious damage. Young fruit is not usually susceptible to brown rot unless it is damaged in some way, giving the s ...

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The Apricot (Prunus armeniaca, syn. Armeniaca vulgaris) is a fruit-bearing tree native to China. It is related to the Plum, and classified with it in the subgenus Prunus of the genus Prunus. It is a small to medium sized tree with a dense, spreading canopy 8-12 m tall; its leaves are shaped somewhat like a heart, with pointed tips, and about 8 cm long and 3-4 cm wide. Its flowers are white to pinkish in colour. The fruit appears similar to a peach or nectarine, with a colour ranging from yellow to or ...

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Pudding is either of two general types of food, the second deriving from the first. The older puddings were foods that were presented in a solid mass formed by the amalgamation of various ingredients with a binder, which might include batter (as in Yorkshire pudding), blood (black pudding), eggs (bread pudding), or a mixture of suet and flour or some other cereal (plum pudding). These kinds of puddings could be either baked, steamed, or boiled. This older type of pudding, still commonly made today in the British Isles, was ofte ...

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A crumble is a dish of typically British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour and sugar. The crumble is baked in an oven until the topping is crisp. It is often served with custard, cream or ice cream as a hearty, warm close to a meal. Popular fruits used in crumbles include apple, blackberry, rhubarb and plum. Sometimes sour milk (vinegar and milk) is added to give the crumble a more extravagant taste. Also, brown suga

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Alina Cojocaru(born May 27, 1981) is a female principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London. She was born in Bucharest, Romania. She joined the Royal Ballet in 1999 and became a principal dancer in 2001. She has played such classic roles as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Odette and Odile in Swan Lake, and Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. Alina Cojocaru - External link. Official Bio at the Royal Opera House Website a fairy-tale ballet-dancing careeran article ...

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Pit may refer to: Any high walled depression in the ground, such as a quarry or (in Britain) an opencast coal mine. Colliery, A deep-shaft underground coal mine. Burial alive as a fictional method of execution based on The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allen Poe. The single seed in the center of a cherry, peach, plum, olive, avocado or other fruit. The nanometer-scale depressions holding the data in a compact disc. The part of a race track where pit stops are conducted. The hollow core of fissionable material i ...

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Li or li may refer to: Lee or Li is a transliteration of several Chinese and Korean family names; see Li (Chinese name) and Lee (Korean name). Li (李) is the largest family name in the world, accounting 6.9% of the total world population according to the Guinness World Records The Chinese plum, 李 (Prunus salicina) Li is a painting by the surrealist H. R. Giger of his girlfriend of the same name. For the Confucian concept Li (禮), see Confucianism.

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Country wines are fermented alcoholic beverages made from a variety of ingredients other than grapes (the base of "ordinary" wine) and having a variety of flavors. Country wines are always called something wines (e.g., plum wine), since the word wine alone is often legally defined as a beverage made only from grapes. Country wine can be made from any fruit or, with addition of sugar, from many plant source ...

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The absent-minded professor is a stock character of popular fiction usually portrayed as an academic with important information, but whose focus on their learning leads them to ignore their surroundings. An example of an absent-minded professor is Professor Plum from Clue, or Professor Calculus from Tintin. The earliest example of this character type is possibly the story associated with the philosopher Thales, who allegedly walked at night with his eyes focused on the heavens, and as a result, fell down a well. < ...

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