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Meaning of damson | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈdæmzən

Definitions

  1. A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.
  2. The edible fruit of this tree.

Equivalents

Bosanski sliva
Čeština slíva
Cymraeg eirin duon
Suomi kriikuna
Galego ameixa cerollo cirola fatón
Hrvatski sliva
Հայերեն դամոն
ქართული ღოღნოშო
Lietuvių kryklė
Polski lubaszka
Português abrunho
Română goldană
Српски sliva
Svenska krikon

Examples

“And if you come hether, / When Damſines I gether, / I will part them all you among.”
“But Richmond […] appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw[…]that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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