damson
noun/ˈdæmzən/UK
Etymology
From Middle English damascene, damasyn, damacene, from Latin prūnum damascēnum (“Damascene plum, plum of Damascus”). Doublet of damascene.
- derived from prūnum damascēnum
- inherited from damascene
Definitions
A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.
The edible fruit of this tree.
- And if you come hether, / When Damſines I gether, / I will part them all you among.
- But Richmond […] appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw[…]that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either.
The color of the fruit of this tree, a very deep purple.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for damson. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA