Definitions for damsonˈdæm zən, -sən
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dam•sonˈdæm zən, -sən(n.)
a small, dark blue or purple plum.
Category: Plants
the tree from which it grows, Prunus insititia, native to Asia Minor.
Category: Plants
Origin of damson:
1350–1400; ME damascene, damson < L (prūnum) Damascēnum (plum) of Damascus; see Damascene
Princeton's WordNet
damson, damson plum(noun)
dark purple plum of the damson tree
Wiktionary
damson(Noun)
A deciduous tree, Prunus insititia, native to Eurasia and related to the plum.
damson(Noun)
The edible fruit of this tree.
Origin: from (prunum) damascenum
Webster Dictionary
Damson(noun)
a small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of the Prunus domestica; -- called also damask plum
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