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damson en · ADJ
Pronunciation
(Southern-England) audio /ˈdæmzən/ (UK)
Etymology From Middle English damascene, damasyn, damacene, from Latin prūnum damascēnum (“Damascene plum, plum of Damascus”). Doublet of damascene.
Meanings
The color of the fruit of this tree, a very deep purple.
Forms
Deriveds
damson plum · bitter damson · mountain damson
Source: en.wiktionary, “damson” (adj), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
damson en · NOUN
Pronunciation
(Southern-England) audio /ˈdæmzən/ (UK)
Etymology From Middle English damascene, damasyn, damacene, from Latin prūnum damascēnum (“Damascene plum, plum of Damascus”). Doublet of damascene.
Meanings
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. 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Aprill. Ægloga Quarta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC, folio 14, recto: 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. 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax, London; Melbourne, Vic.: William Heinemann, →OCLC:
Forms
Synonyms
damascene plum
Translations (89)
ro goldan (tree) · es ciruela Damasco (fruit) · dum kreke (fruit) · ru терносли́в (fruit) · ru терносли́ва (tree) · ka დამასხი (fruit) · fi kriikuna (fruit) · ro renglot (tree) · cs slíva (fruit) · sv krikonträd (tree) · sh трно̀шљива (tree) · el αγριοδαμάσκηνο (fruit) · io damaceno (fruit) · hy դամոն (fruit) · prg krichaytos (fruit) · es endrino mayor (tree) · enm damasyn (tree) · cs trnoslíva (tree) · mzn سوتی (fruit) · fr prunier de Damas (tree) · ga daimsín (fruit) · nds Kreke (fruit) · hu kökényszilva (tree) · gl fatoeiro (tree) · nn sviske (fruit) · cs slivoň slíva (tree) · sk trnoslivka (fruit) · de Krieche (tree) · sk trnoslivka (tree) · gl ameixeiro (tree) · fr quetsche (fruit) · sh трно̀шљива (fruit) · sl trnọ́səlj (fruit) · de Krieche (fruit) · sl trnọ́səlj (tree) · prg krichaytos (tree) · sl drnọ́səlj (tree) · fr crèque (fruit) · ka ღოღნოშო (fruit) · de Kriechenpflaume (fruit) · pl lubaszka (fruit) · nb sviske (fruit) · sh trnòšljiva (tree) · hy դամոն (tree) · ka დამასხი (tree) · rm primbla (fruit) · hu kökényszilva (fruit) · es endrino mayor (fruit) · de Kriechenpflaume (tree) · de Kriechenpflaumenbaum (tree) · cmn 烏荊子李 /乌荆子李 (tree) · da kræge (tree) · enm damasyn (fruit) · fr pruneau (fruit) · cmn 烏荊子李 /乌荆子李 (fruit) · gl ameixeira (tree) · bg синя слива (fruit) · ro renglotă (fruit) · fr prunéolier (tree) · ro goldană (fruit) · gl ameixa (fruit) · ka ღოღნოშო (tree) · ca prunyoner (tree) · my မက်မန်းသီး (fruit) · cy eirin duon (fruit) · sv krikon (fruit) · ga crann daimsíní (tree) · ru терносли́в (tree) · mzn کلیکک (fruit) · io quecho (fruit) · da kræge (fruit) · fr créquier (tree) · pt abrunheiro (tree) · el αγριοδαμάσκηνο (tree) · ru терносли́ва (fruit) · cs trnoslívka (tree) · gl fatón (fruit) · sh trnòšljiva (fruit) · lt kryklė (fruit) · fi kriikunapuu (tree) · nrf preune dé Damas (fruit) · pl lubaszka (tree) · io quechiero (tree) · es ciruelo de Damasco (tree) · sl drnọ́səlj (fruit) · cy coeden eirin duon (tree) · grc σποδιάς (tree) · sv krikon (tree) · pt abrunho (fruit)
Source: en.wiktionary, “damson” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.