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That plums belong to the Rosaceae family?
This plant family is named after roses, which are used as ornamental plants. Many known fruit varieties belong to the Rosaceae family: apart from plums and damsons, this also applies to apples and pears, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries, cherries as well as almonds.