bullace

[ bool-is ]

/ ˈbʊl ɪs /

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noun

the damson.

the muscadine.

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Origin of bullace

1300–50; Middle English bolaz; akin to Medieval Latin bolluca,French beloce

Words nearby bullace

bulk modulus, bulk up, bulky, bull, bulla, bullace, Bullamakanka, bull ant, bullarium, bullary, bullate

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How to use bullace in a sentence

But the latter cannot be realised, or even approached, by the individual bullace tree.
What Is and What Might Be|Edmond Holmes
The bullace ideal is realisable (under favourable conditions) by each individual bullace tree,—but the plum ideal is not.
What Is and What Might Be|Edmond Holmes
It cannot be realised, or even approached, by the bullace species except through a long course of culture and breeding.
What Is and What Might Be|Edmond Holmes
As the bullace ideal is to the plum ideal, so is the ideal of English rusticity to the ideal of human nature.
What Is and What Might Be|Edmond Holmes

Is yours a verbal memory like Miss Bullace's; or are you in my camp?
Memoirs of a Midget|Walter de la Mare

British Dictionary definitions for bullace

bullace

/ (ˈbʊlɪs) /

noun

a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica insititia (or P. insititia), of which the damson is the cultivated formSee also plum 1 (def. 1)

Word Origin for bullace

C14: from Old French beloce, from Medieval Latin bolluca, perhaps of Gaulish origin

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