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damson
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Definition:an edible drupaceous fruit, a subspecies of the plum tree. Varieties of insititia are found across Europe, but the name "damson" is derived from and most commonly applied to forms which are native to Great Britain.[3] Damsons are relatively small plum-like fruit with a distinctive, somewhat astringent taste, and are widely used for culinary purposes, particularly in fruit preserves or jam.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
photo 1: by Jonathan Billinger / Damson, Prunus insititia / CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/photo 2: by https://ajvocab.com
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Hyacinth: [...] Oh, by the way, have you noticed our new flashings? The lead came from a disused monastery just outside Toulouse. I hope you enjoyed my prawn and damson dip. I'll let you have the recipe.
BBC. Keeping Up Appearances: Onslow's Birthday (1991)
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the sloe that were cousins to the domesticated greengages and damsons and plums - also provided jam and sloe gin, and the tree could be made into a walking stick or, in Ireland, a shillelagh.
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The fetus was the size of the paper clip, then a Damson plum. I did not know what a Damson plum was, but I could guess.
Drew Perry. Kids These Days, p.123 (2014)
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