Definition of "damson"

damson

/ˈdæmzən/

noun
plural damsons
1. A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia.
2. The edible fruit of this tree.
  Quotations
  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.
  1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax
adjective
comparative more damson, superlative most damson
1. The color of the fruit of this tree, a very deep purple.