bullace

9.9

A small wild plum tree with oval fruit that grows in clusters

noun
/ˈbʌləs/

Archaic

: bullace

She made delicious jam from wild bullace picked on her morning walks.

Examples

The bullace tree produces fruit that is smaller than most cultivated plums.
The hedgerows were heavy with ripe bullace in early autumn.
Look at that bullace!
I found a few bullaces in the garden.
She made delicious jam from wild bullace picked during her morning walks.
The bullace tree produces fruit that clusters together and is smaller than most cultivated plums.
The hedgerows were laden with ripe bullace in early autumn, perfect for foraging.

Synonyms

plum

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5 1.0

A tree that grows edible round or oval fruit with one hard stone

is a specific small wild or partly tamed Eurasian example of that genus

Prunus cerasifera

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Specialized

1 8.8

A small tree that makes red or yellow fruit called cherry plum

is similar but specifies a Eurasian wild or partly tamed small fruit type

common plum

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1 2.2

A fruit tree that grows sweet plums to eat or make jam

is a smaller wild or partly tamed Eurasian type rather than a widely grown species

hog plum

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1 8.8

A small tree or shrub that produces edible yellow fruit

is the Eurasian small wild or partly tamed fruit type, not this American shrub

cherry plum

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1 4.8

A small Asian tree that makes small round fruit like a cherry or plum

is a wild Eurasian clustered oval fruit rather than a cherry like round fruit

Prunus insititia

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Specialized

9.9

A small plum tree that produces tart fruit for jam

is the traditional common name used for that same Eurasian fruit type

Prunus domestica insititia

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Specialized

9.9

A type of plum tree grown for fruit you can eat, like greengages and damsons

is the basic regional wild or partly domesticated form rather than a subspecies

Prunus domestica

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Specialized

6.8

A tree that makes sweet plums people eat

is a smaller wild or partly domesticated Eurasian fruit type rather than a major crop species

Prunus salicina

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Specialized

9.9

A small tree from China and Japan that produces large yellow or red plums often called the Japanese plum

is smaller and wild or semi domesticated rather than large cultivated fruit

Prunus americana

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Specialized

9.3

A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America that has red-orange fruit with yellow inside

differs by being Eurasian and often partly domesticated rather than North American wild

goose plum

vsbullace

9.8

A wild plum tree from eastern and central North America that makes red-orange fruit with yellow flesh

is Eurasian in origin and usually smaller, not this North American form

Chickasaw plum

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9.6

A small North American bush or tree that makes yellow to red edible fruit

is Eurasian and often described as wild or partly domesticated rather than North American

hog plum bush

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9.9

A small bush with edible fruits that are yellow or red

is Eurasian in origin and noted as wild or semi domesticated rather than this shrub

Allegheny plum

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8.5

A wild tree that grows dark purple plums with sweet yellow flesh

is Eurasian and produces small oval clustered fruits rather than dark purple ones

Alleghany plum

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9.4

A wild plum tree that grows in the northeastern United States and makes dark purple fruit with yellow flesh

is Eurasian and bears small oval clustered fruits rather than this North American fruit

Compounds

bullace grape

9.9

A dark purple grape from the southern United States

Surface Forms

bullace singular

bullaces plural

Etymology

Bullace is an old name for a small wild plum you find in hedges. It comes from older English and French words for this fruit, so bullace still means that small, often tart 'wild plum' people pick for jam.