damson

ˈdæmzən

Definition

Definition of damson - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

produce

small tart purple fruit from a plum-like tree used for jam

She made jam from the damsons.

plum

sloe

plant

Rare

type of plum tree that bears damsons

Rare

The damson in the backyard blossoms beautifully in spring..

plum tree

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Images of damson

small tart purple fruit from a plum-like tree used for jam
type of plum tree that bears damsons

Expressions with damson

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damson plum

small dark purple fruit of the damson tree

She made jam from the damson plum.

damson plum tree

plum tree cultivated for small dark purple fruit

The damson plum tree in our garden is full of fruit.

Origin of damson

Latin, damascena (of Damascus)

Terms with damson included in their meaning

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bullace

tree

small Eurasian tree related to the damson

damson plum

fruit

small dark purple fruit of the damson tree

Examples of damson in a sentence

He picked a damson from the tree and tasted it.
We planted a damson in the garden last year.
The damson's fruits are perfect for making jams.

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French:quetsche, prunellier, ...
German:Zwetschge, Damsonpflaumenbaum, ...
Italian:prugna damaschina, susino damasceno, ...
Spanish:damasco, ciruelo damasceno, ...
Portuguese:ameixa, ameixeira, ...
Chinese:达姆森李子, 达玛森李树, ...
Japanese:ダムソン, ダムソンの木, ...
Arabic:دَامْسُون, برقوق دامسون, ...
Hebrew:דַּמְסוֹן, שְׁזִיף דַּמְסוֹן, ...
Russian:терновка, слива, ...
Ukrainian:аліча, слива, ...
Hindi:डैमसन, आलूबुखारा का पेड़, ...
Bengali:ড্যামসন, ড্যামসন গাছ, ...
Catalan:pruna de damasc, pruner damascena, ...
Czech:damascénská švestka, slivoň damascénská, ...
Danish:slåenfrugt, damsontræ, ...
Dutch:damsonpruim, pruimenboom, ...
Greek:δαμάσκηνο, δέντρο δαμάσκηνου, ...
Hungarian:damaszkuszi szilva, damaszkuszi szilvát termő szilvafa, ...
Khmer:ផ្លែព្រូនពណ៌ស្វាយជូរតូច, ដើមព្រូនប្រភេទដាមសុន, ...
Korean:자두, 자두나무, ...
Persian:آلوچه, درخت آلوچه, ...
Polish:śliwka damasceńska, śliwa, ...
Portuguese (BR):ameixa-damasco, ameixeira, ...
Romanian:corcodușă, prun, ...
Swedish:krikon, plommonträd, ...
Thai:ลูกพลัม, ต้นพลัมดัมซัน, ...
Turkish:mürdüm eriği, damson ağacı, ...
Vietnamese:quả damson, cây mận damson, ...

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