bullace

[ bool-is ]

noun
  1. the damson.

  2. the muscadine.

Origin of bullace

1
1300–50; Middle English bolaz; akin to Medieval Latin bolluca,French beloce

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British Dictionary definitions for bullace

bullace

/ (ˈbʊlɪs) /


noun
  1. a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica insititia (or P. insititia), of which the damson is the cultivated form: See also plum 1 (def. 1)

Origin of bullace

1
C14: from Old French beloce, from Medieval Latin bolluca, perhaps of Gaulish origin

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