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dam·son (dam′zən, -sən)

noun

  1. a variety of small, purple plum; bullace
  2. the prunus tree (Prunus domestica var. insititia) on which it grows

Etymology: ME damasin < OFr damascene, plum of Damascus < L Damascenus, lit., of Damascus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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