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damson

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈdæmzən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D AE1 M S AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

The color of the fruit of this tree, a very deep purple.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The edible fruit of this tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: damascene plum

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

dark purple plum of the damson tree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: damson plum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plum

History

Etymology

From Middle English damascene, damasyn, damacene, from Latin prūnum damascēnum (“Damascene plum, plum of Damascus”). Doublet of damascene.

Across languages

Translations

89 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: դամոն (damon) — tree
  • Catalan: prunyoner — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 烏荊子李 /乌荆子李 (wūjīngzilǐ) — tree
  • Czech: trnoslíva — tree
  • Czech: trnoslívka — tree
  • Czech: slivoň slíva — tree
  • Danish: kræge — tree
  • Finnish: kriikunapuu — tree
  • French: prunier de Damas — tree
  • French: prunéolier — tree
  • French: créquier — tree
  • Galician: fatoeiro — tree
  • Galician: ameixeiro — tree
  • Galician: ameixeira — tree
  • Georgian: ღოღნოშო (ɣoɣnošo) — tree
  • Georgian: დამასხი (damasxi) — tree
  • German: Kriechenpflaumenbaum — tree
  • German: Krieche — tree
  • German: Kriechenpflaume — tree
  • Greek: αγριοδαμάσκηνο (agriodamáskino) — tree
  • Ancient Greek: σποδιάς (spodiás) — tree
  • Hungarian: kökényszilva — tree
  • Ido: quechiero — tree
  • Irish: crann daimsíní — tree
  • Middle English: damasyn — tree
  • Old Prussian: krichaytos — tree
  • Polish: lubaszka — tree
  • Portuguese: abrunheiro — tree
  • Romanian: goldan — tree
  • Romanian: renglot — tree
  • Russian: терносли́в (ternoslív) — tree
  • Russian: терносли́ва (ternoslíva) — tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: трно̀шљива — tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: trnòšljiva — tree
  • Slovak: trnoslivka — tree
  • Slovene: trnọ́səlj — tree
  • Slovene: drnọ́səlj — tree
  • Spanish: endrino mayor — tree
  • Spanish: ciruelo de Damasco — tree
  • Swedish: krikonträd — tree
  • Swedish: krikon — tree
  • Welsh: coeden eirin duon — tree
  • Armenian: դամոն (damon) — fruit
  • Bulgarian: синя слива (sinja sliva) — fruit
  • Burmese: မက်မန်းသီး (makman:si:) — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 烏荊子李 /乌荆子李 (wūjīngzilǐ) — fruit
  • Czech: slíva — fruit
  • Danish: kræge — fruit
  • Finnish: kriikuna — fruit
  • French: quetsche — fruit
  • French: pruneau — fruit
  • French: crèque — fruit
  • Galician: fatón — fruit
  • Galician: ameixa — fruit
  • Georgian: ღოღნოშო (ɣoɣnošo) — fruit
  • Georgian: დამასხი (damasxi) — fruit
  • German: Krieche — fruit
  • German: Kriechenpflaume — fruit
  • Middle Low German: kreke — fruit
  • Greek: αγριοδαμάσκηνο (agriodamáskino) — fruit
  • Hungarian: kökényszilva — fruit
  • Ido: quecho — fruit
  • Ido: damaceno — fruit
  • Irish: daimsín — fruit
  • Lithuanian: kryklė — fruit
  • Low German: Kreke — fruit
  • Mazanderani: سوتی (suti) — fruit
  • Mazanderani: کلیکک (kalikak) — fruit
  • Middle English: damasyn — fruit
  • Norman: preune dé Damas — fruit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sviske — fruit
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sviske — fruit
  • Old Prussian: krichaytos — fruit
  • Polish: lubaszka — fruit
  • Portuguese: abrunho — fruit
  • Romanian: goldană — fruit
  • Romanian: renglotă — fruit
  • Romansh: primbla — fruit
  • Russian: терносли́в (ternoslív) — fruit
  • Russian: терносли́ва (ternoslíva) — fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: трно̀шљива — fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: trnòšljiva — fruit
  • Slovak: trnoslivka — fruit
  • Slovene: trnọ́səlj — fruit
  • Slovene: drnọ́səlj — fruit
  • Spanish: endrino mayor — fruit
  • Spanish: ciruela Damasco — fruit
  • Swedish: krikon — fruit
  • Welsh: eirin duon — fruit
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