1 (also ume fruit)a fleshy yellow fruit, similar to an apricot but having a sour flavor, used mainly to make drinks, preserves, and sauces.
2 (also ume tree)the deciduous eastern Asian tree that bears the ume, related to the plum and apricot and bearing fragrant white, pink, or red blossoms in winter.
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