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Damson

/ˈdæmzən/

A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.

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noun

1
A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.
2
The edible fruit of this tree.

adjective

1
The color of the fruit of this tree, a very deep purple.

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Word	Definition
damson plumnoun	Edible fruit of these trees.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Damson"

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Word	Definition
damson plumnoun	Edible fruit of these trees.
plumnoun	The fruit and its tree.
dappled	Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.
tartnoun	A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).
withnoun	Alternative form of withe. [A flexible, slender shoot or twig, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.]
black plumnoun	Prunus domestica (European plum), the common cultivated plum
damask plum	—
gagenoun	Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).
date plumnoun	The fruit of several species of Diospyros (persimmon), including the American (D. virginiana) and Japanese persimmons (D. kaki) , but especially the European lotus (D. lotus).
davidson's plumnoun	The edible fruit of these trees, superficially resembling the European plum.
bullacenoun	A small European plum (Prunus interstitia, syn. Prunus domestica subsp. insititia).
japanese plumnoun	(botany) A fruit tree, Prunus salicina.
prune plumnoun	A kind of freestone plum suitable for making prunes (Prunus domestica subsp. domestica)
hackberrynoun	Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.
bird cherrynoun	Prunus padus or any deciduous species of Prunus subg. Padus that is closely related to it (tree or fruit).
chinese plumnoun	Any of three species of East Asian trees and their fruit:
august plumnoun	(botany) A wild plum tree of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh (Prunus americana).
wild plumnoun	Prunus americana, native to eastern North America.
chinese cherrynoun	Any of several species of genus Prunus:
wild cherrynoun	A tree of species Prunus serotina, native to North America.