damson
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- noun
- /ˈdæmzən/
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ciruela damascena
- The dinner board was spread with the "groaning" cakes we'd spent weeks preparing, with quince, pippin, and damson marmalades.
- damson plum
Examples
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She made a delicious damson pie for dessert, showcasing the fruit's rich flavor.
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I brought you a damson pie, and we won't let Emmett have any.
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So, uh, if you like, there's some very nice damson preserves.
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Each time he arranged part of the hold, more of these parcels appeared: a crate of damson plums in syrup from an old woman in Conshohocken.
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The shop sold various products, including jams made from fresh damson plums.
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After picking damson plums from the tree, they decided to make preserves for the winter.
Synonyms
A small dark purple plum or the tree that grows it with a tart taste often used for jam
A small plum tree that produces tart fruit for jam
A type of plum tree grown for fruit you can eat, like greengages and damsons
Compounds
A small dark purple plum or the tree that grows it with a tart taste often used for jam
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Etymology
Damson comes from an old name meaning 'plum of Damascus' because this kind of plum was once linked with that city. That's why today a damson is a small, dark purple, tart plum often used for jams and cooking.