bullace

[ bool-is ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

bullace

/ ˈbʊlɪs /

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

Origin of bullace¹

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

Origin of bullace¹

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

But the latter cannot be realised, or even approached, by the individual bullace tree.

The bullace ideal is realisable (under favourable conditions) by each individual bullace tree,—but the plum ideal is not.

It cannot be realised, or even approached, by the bullace species except through a long course of culture and breeding.

As the bullace ideal is to the plum ideal, so is the ideal of English rusticity to the ideal of human nature.

Is yours a verbal memory like Miss Bullace's; or are you in my camp?

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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