bullace

American  

[bool-is] / ˈbʊl ɪs /

noun

1. the damson.

2. the muscadine.

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bullace British  

/ ˈbʊlɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bullace

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

Example Sentences

Pineapples, all sorts of winter pears, golden pippins, nonpareils, all sorts of winter apples, medlars, white and black bullace, and walnuts kept in sand.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady

It cannot be realised, or even approached, by the bullace species except through a long course of culture and breeding.

From What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular by Holmes, Edmond

These, and the mulberry, are the most common; next are the bullace and damson. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

There are nuts, too, here, and large sloes or wild bullace.

From Nature Near London by Jefferies, Richard

The plum ideal is the true nature of the plum, but is not the true nature of the bullace.

From What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular by Holmes, Edmond