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damson

[ dam-zuhn, -suhn ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a medium to dark violet.

adjective

  1. of the color damson.

damson

/ ˈdæmzən /

noun

  1. a small rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica instititia (or P. instititia ), cultivated for its blue-black edible plumlike fruit and probably derived from the bullace See also plum 1
  2. the fruit of this tree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of damson1

1350–1400; Middle English damascene, damson < Latin ( prūnum ) Damascēnum (plum) of Damascus; Damascene
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Word History and Origins

Origin of damson1

C14: from Latin prūnum Damascēnum Damascus plum

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