BULLACE

bullace, Prunus insititia

(noun) small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bullace (plural bullaces)

A small European plum (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia).

Synonym: damson

The bully tree.

Anagrams

• cue ball, cueball

Source: Wiktionary


Bul"lace, n. Etym: [OE. bolas, bolace, OF. beloce; of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bolos, polos, Gael. bulaistear.] (Bot.) (a) A small European plum (Prunus communis, var. insitita). See Plum. (b) The bully tree.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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