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damson

/ˈdæmzən/

damson noun: a subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.

damson: a subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia
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Noun

damson (plural damsons)

  1. A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.
  2. 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
    Synonyms:
    damascene plum

Adjective

damson (comparative more damson, superlative most damson)

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

damson meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati and Myanmar

damson in Tamil

ஒரு மரவகை என்றும்

damson in Urdu

damson, plum
آلوچہ ālūca
damson, prune, plum
آلو بخارا ālū buxārā

damson in Gujarati

damson
આલૂબુખારા ālūbukhārā

damson in Myanmar

fruit
မက်မန်းသီး makman:si:

Synonyms of damson

Forms of damson

Noun
pluraldamsons
alternative form (archaic)damascene
Adjective
comparativemore damson
superlativemost damson

Origin of damson

From Middle English damascene, damasyn, damacene, from Latin prūnum damascēnum (“Damascene plum, plum of Damascus”). Doublet of damascene.

Words formed from damson

Phrases with damson

Questions about damson

What does damson mean?
Damson means a subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.
What is damson in Tamil?
Damson in Tamil is ஒரு மரவகை என்றும். See Damson meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is damson?
Damson can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce damson?
Damson is pronounced /ˈdæmzən/ (UK).
What is the plural of damson?
The plural of damson is damsons.

Words near damson in the dictionary

  1. damsire
  2. damsires
  3. damsite
  4. damsites
  5. Damsky
  6. damson
  7. damson plum
  8. damson plums
  9. damsons
  10. damtjernite
  11. damtjernites

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: damson (page history and authors); damson (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); آلو بخارا (Urdu) (page history and authors); આલૂબુખારા (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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