damson plum

noun

A deciduous tree, Prunus insititia, native to Eurasia and related to the plum.

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plum-damasplumdamasplum-damissatinleafsatin leafcaimitilloChrysophyllum oliviformedamson plum tree
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Meanings

noundamson plum (countable and uncountable, plural damson plums)

plural damson plums

  1. countableuncountableA deciduous tree, Prunus insititia, native to Eurasia and related to the plum.
  2. countableuncountableSyzygium cumini, jambul, native to south Asia.
  3. countableuncountableThe edible fruit of these trees.

    Synonyms: plum-damas, plumdamas, plum-damis

  4. countableuncountableChrysophyllum oliviforme, the satinleaf.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe edible fruit of these trees.

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plum-damasplumdamasplum-damis

More synonyms by meaning

nountropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit

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satinleafsatin leafcaimitilloChrysophyllum oliviforme
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angiospermous treeflowering tree

nounplum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit

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damson plum treePrunus domestica insititia
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bullacePrunus insititia

noundark purple plum of the damson tree

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damson
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plum
Also see
caimitillodamsonplum-damasplumdamasplum-damissatinleaf

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

damson plum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damson%20plum

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“damson plum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damson%20plum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “damson plum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damson%20plum.

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