English Explanatory Dictionary

damson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.
  2. The edible fruit of this tree.
adj
  1. The color of the fruit of this tree, a very deep purple.

Pronunciation

/ˈdæmzən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-damson.wav

Word forms

damson damsons damascene more damson most damson

Etymology

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

Synonyms

damascene plum

Derived words

bitter damson damson plum mountain damson

Translations

Armenian: դամոն Catalan: prunyoner Chinese Mandarin: 烏荊子李 /乌荆子李 Czech: trnoslíva Czech: trnoslívka Czech: slivoň slíva Danish: kræge Finnish: kriikunapuu French: prunier de Damas French: prunéolier French: créquier Galician: fatoeiro Galician: ameixeiro Galician: ameixeira Georgian: ღოღნოშო Georgian: დამასხი German: Kriechenpflaumenbaum German: Krieche German: Kriechenpflaume Greek: αγριοδαμάσκηνο Ancient Greek: σποδιάς Hungarian: kökényszilva Ido: quechiero Irish: crann daimsíní Middle English: damasyn Old Prussian: krichaytos Polish: lubaszka Portuguese: abrunheiro Romanian: goldan Romanian: renglot Russian: терносли́в Russian: терносли́ва Serbo-Croatian: трно̀шљива Serbo-Croatian: trnòšljiva Slovak: trnoslivka Slovene: trnọ́səlj Slovene: drnọ́səlj Spanish: endrino mayor Spanish: ciruelo de Damasco Swedish: krikonträd Swedish: krikon Welsh: coeden eirin duon
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