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damson

[ dam-zuhn, -suhn ]
/ ˈdæm zən, -sən /
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noun
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.
a medium to dark violet.
adjective
of the color damson.
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Origin of damson

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

damson
/ (ˈdæmzən) /

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

Word Origin for damson

C14: from Latin prūnum Damascēnum Damascus plum
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