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Meaning of "damson" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DAMSON

From Latin prūnum Damascēnum Damascus plum.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DAMSON

ˈdæmzən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAMSON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Damson is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DAMSON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Damson

The damson or damson plum, also archaically called the "damascene" is an edible drupaceous fruit, a subspecies of the plum tree. Varieties of insititia are found across Europe, but the name "damson" is derived from and most commonly applied to forms which are native to Great Britain. Damsons are relatively small plums with a distinctive, somewhat astringent taste, and are widely used for culinary purposes, particularly in fruit preserves. In South and Southeast Asia, the term "damson plum" sometimes refers to Jambul, the fruit from a tree in the Myrtaceae family. The name "Mountain Damson" or "Bitter Damson" was also formerly applied in Jamaica to the tree Simarouba amara.

Definition of damson in the English dictionary

The definition of damson in the dictionary is the fruit of this tree.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAMSON

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAMSON

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DAMSON

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Synonyms and antonyms of damson in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «damson» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAMSON

Find out the translation of damson to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of damson from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «damson» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

李子
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

damson
570 millions of speakers
en

English

damson
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गहरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دامسون
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

чернослив
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

ameixa
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কিশমিশগছ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

prune
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Damson
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Damaszenerpflaume
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ダムソン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

서양 자두
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Damson
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây mận
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

damson
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

टायसन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

mürdümeriği
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

susino selvatico
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

damaszka
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

чорнослив
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

damson
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

damson
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwets
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Krikon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

damson
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of damson

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAMSON»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about damson

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAMSON»

Discover the use of damson in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to damson and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Historie of the Knave of Hearts and the Damson Tarts: ...
(Whistling heard behind the scenes. KNAVE enters unperceived.) KN. What a lark! That reminds me I've been robbin I K. 0F D. (continues to sing.) He don't sing in English, And yet I can tell Whatever he's saying > So perfectly well. He says ...
2
Palaeohistoria 39,40 (1997-1998): Institute of Archaeology, ...
ON THE ORIGIN OF PLUMS: A STUDY OF SLOE, DAMSON, CHERRY PLUM, DOMESTIC PLUMS AND THEIR INTERMEDIATE FORMS H. WOLDRING Groninger Instituut voor Archeologie, Groningen. Netherlands ABSTRACT: In this paper ...
University of Groningen, Netherlands The Biological-Archaeological Institute, 2000
3
The plums of New York
Blacke Damascene ?i. Blew Damson 1. Black Damascene 5. Black Dam» son ?8 . Black Damson 9, 11, 17. Blew Damask 3. Black Damosine 4. Blue Damson 10, 11. Bullace 17. Common Damson 6, 15. Common Damson 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17.
U. P. Hedrick, Richard Wellington, Orrin Morehouse Taylor, 1911
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Annual Report
Black Dam. son ?8. Black Damson 9, 11, 17. Blew Damask 3. Black Damosine 4. Blue Damson 10, 11. BuUace 17. Common Damson 6, 15. Common Damson 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17. Damascenes. Damascene 7, 16. Damson 17. Damas Noir ?8.
New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture, 1911
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Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York
Blacke Damascene P1. Blew Damson 1. Black Damasccne 5. Black Darnson P8. Black Damson 9, 11, 17. Blew Damask 3. Black Damosine 4. Blue Damson 10, 11. Bullace 17. Common Damson 6, 15. Common Damson 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17.
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly, 1909
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Annual Report of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture
It bears some resemblance to the little blue Damson. Mr. Withoft: Understand me. I do not want to say anything against the blue plum. When you get within one hundred miles from Kentucky everybody wants a blue plum. A Member: I think it is ...
Ohio State Board of Agriculture, 1896
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Annual Report
On the other hand, it is somewhat of a Damson type, but it is neither a blue French Damson, a Shropshire Damson, nor a Farleigh Damson. The last variety is the best Damson ever grown in this country. The Shropshire has a defective foliage, ...
Ohio State Board of Agriculture, 1897
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Deadman Canyon
He measured himself against Damson and he knew that Damson had never stood a better chance of whipping him than now. The long hard day in the saddle and the bruising he had taken during the stampede had honed away the sharp ...
Louis Trimble, 2012
9
Catalogue of Fruits
77 Damson . Common Damson. Round Damson. Small Round Damson. 78 Damson, Black. 79 Damson, Black Round. SO Damson, Early. 81 Damson, Long. Damson, Prune, see Shropshire Damson. 82 Damson, Shailer's White. 83 Damson ...
Horticultural Society of London, 1831
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A Catalogue of the Fruits Cultivated in the Garden of the ...
|31 Damson Common Damson. Round Damson. Small Round Damson Early Damson, (ofsome).] [32 Damson, Black Damson, Black Round. 33 Damson, Shropshire . Prune Damson Long Damson. 34 Damson, Sweet Damson, Violet.
Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain), 1842

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAMSON»

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Stone fruit crops ripe for preserving
Late-season Damson, Quetsch or other deep purple, ovoid plums are perfect for jams, infusions (like slivovitz) and sauces. The aprium and ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
2
16000 metric ton yield expected in Baden-Württemberg
And finally in mid-August comes the house-damson plums. With 16,000 metric tons of plums the Baden-Württemberg markets expect a slightly ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
3
The Pure&Crafted Festival presented by BMW Motorrad will be …
... two friends Harry Brack and Frank Damson, who - with their Berlin project Harry Damson Speedshop - will bring a passion for art and crafts to ... «Boxscore, Jul 15»
4
Work begins on third Persimmon Homes' Jasmine Gardens scheme …
All properties have been sold on the first two phases at Persimmon Homes' Jasmine Gardens scheme in Damson Crescent. House hunters still ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
5
Diarmuid Gavin Gardening: bright horizons
However, my favourite colour for use in garden settings anywhere is aubergine (also known as deep plum or dark damson). A deep shade of ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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WEDDING ALBUM: Katie Anne Hillman and Christopher Michael Low
FAVOURS: Homemade sloe gin, blackberry vodka and damson whiskey made by the bride's auntie Maureen and five traditional sugared ... «NW Evening Mail, Jul 15»
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American beauties: From lupins to asters and evening primrose, let's …
Q This year the leaves on my damson trees are covered in small, hard, raised, yellowy-green 'pimples', though the fruits seem to be growing ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Damson Park travellers quit Solihull site after being threatened with …
“It's a shame because the park will probably be left in a right state. “The Friends Of Damson Park group does a lot for the area. “They work really ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
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York's Damson Audio triples growth after global success
Damson Audio designs and supplies a range of high-spec portable wireless speakers and headphones, which are stocked by domestic ... «Bdaily, Jul 15»
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Heavy Feather: Slippery Slope's '70s-Inspired Cocktail Lounge
Try takes on the grasshopper, made with ice cream, cognac, creme de menthe and creme de cacao, as well as a plum gin fizz (Averell Damson ... «Zagat, Jul 15»
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