DAMSON

damson, damson plum

(noun) dark purple plum of the damson tree

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

damson (plural damsons)

A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.

The edible fruit of this tree.

Adjective

damson (comparative more damson, superlative most damson)

The color of the fruit of this tree, a very deep purple.

Anagrams

• Domans, Madson, mad ons, mad-ons, mandos, monads, nomads

Source: Wiktionary


Dam"son, n. Etym: [OE. damasin the Damascus plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See Damascene.]

Definition: A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of the Prunus domestica; -- called also damask plum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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