Hypernyms for "plum"
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beach plum
big-tree plum
bullace
Canada plum
cherry plum
common plum
damson
damson plum
greengage
greengage plum
Japanese plum
myrobalan
myrobalan plum
Pacific plum
Prunus cerasifera
Prunus domestica
Prunus insititia
Prunus mexicana
Prunus nigra
Prunus salicina
Prunus subcordata
Sierra plum
sloe
Victoria plum
wild plum
wild plum tree
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.