ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : a small candy or confection usually in the form of a ball or disk : comfit , sweetmeat
ready-made … as hand for glove or tongue for sugarplum — Robert Browning
visions of sugarplums danced in their heads — Clement Moore
2. : something suggestive of a sugarplum (as in sweetness or desirability): as
a. : sweet words : flattery
pelt with gilt sugarplums — Anthony Trollope
b. : a gift or bribe offered to conciliate a person : sop
stop his mouth with a sugarplum
c. : something especially choice of its kind : plum 4b, prize
3. : juneberry