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DAMSON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does damson mean?
• DAMSON (noun)
The noun DAMSON has 1 sense:
1. dark purple plum of the damson tree
Familiarity information: DAMSON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dark purple plum of the damson tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
damson; damson plum
Hypernyms ("damson" is a kind of...):
plum (any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit)
Holonyms ("damson" is a part of...):
damson plum; damson plum tree; Prunus domestica insititia (plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit)
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