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damson
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun damson has 1 sense
- damson(n = noun.food) damson plum - dark purple plum of the damson tree; Array is a kind of plum
is a part of damson plum, damson plum tree, prunus domestica insititia
OXFORD DICTIONARY
damson, n. & adj.
--n.
1 (in full damson plum) a a small dark-purple plumlike fruit. b the small deciduous tree, Prunus institia, bearing this.
2 a dark-purple colour.
--adj. damson-coloured.
--n.
1 (in full damson plum) a a small dark-purple plumlike fruit. b the small deciduous tree, Prunus institia, bearing this.
2 a dark-purple colour.
--adj. damson-coloured.
Idiom
damson cheese a solid preserve of damsons and sugar.
Etymology
ME damacene, -scene, -sene f. L damascenum (prunum plum) of Damascus: see DAMASCENE
ROGET THESAURUS
damson
Sweetness
N sweetness, dulcitude, sugar, syrup, treacle, molasses, honey, manna, confection, confectionary, sweets, grocery, conserve, preserve, confiture, jam, julep, sugar-candy, sugar-plum, licorice, marmalade, plum, lollipop, bonbon, jujube, comfit, sweetmeat, apple butter, caramel, damson, glucose, maple sirup, maple syrup, maple sugar, mithai, sorghum, taffy, nectar, hydromel, mead, meade, metheglin, honeysuckle, liqueur, sweet wine, aperitif, sugar cane, sugar beets, desert, pastry, pie, cake, candy, ice cream, tart, puff, pudding (food), dulcification, dulcoration, sweetener, corn syrup, cane sugar, refined sugar, beet sugar, dextrose, artificial sweetener, saccharin, cyclamate, aspartame, Sweet'N Low, sweet, saccharine, sacchariferous, dulcet, candied, honied, luscious, lush, nectarious, melliferous, sweetened, sweet as a nut, sweet as sugar, sweet as honey, sickly sweet, eau sucr_ee, sweets to the sweet.
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