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Vinony

damson

noun

  1. fruit from Prunus domestica subsp. insititia
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdæmzən/

adj

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

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

noun

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

  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.”

    “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.”