damson

[ dam-zuhn, -suhn ]

noun
  1. Also called damson plum . the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.

  2. a medium to dark violet.

adjective
  1. of the color damson.

Origin of damson

1
1350–1400; Middle English damascene, damson<Latin (prūnum) Damascēnum (plum) of Damascus; see Damascene

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damson

/ (ˈdæmzən) /


noun
  1. a small rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica instititia (or P. instititia), cultivated for its blue-black edible plumlike fruit and probably derived from the bullace: See also plum 1 (def. 1)

  2. the fruit of this tree

Origin of damson

1
C14: from Latin prūnum Damascēnum Damascus plum

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