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

But whereas the plum ideal cannot be realised in any appreciable degree by the individual bullace, the human ideal can be realised in a quite appreciable degree by the individual English rustic.

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

There they also found grapes so prodigiously large, that they seemed more like bullace than grapes.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert

Pineapples, peaches, grapes, figs, medlars, all sorts of fine apples and pears, white plums, damsons, white and black bullace, quinces, filberts, walnuts, and chesnuts.

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

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

From Nature Near London by Jefferies, Richard