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单词 bullace
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Definition of bullace in English:

bullace

noun ˈbʊlɪsˈbʊləs
  • A thorny shrub or small tree with small purple-black fruits similar to plums. The damson is probably a cultivated form.

    西洋李,欧洲李

    Prunus domestica subsp. insititia (or P. insititia), family Rosaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I discovered a bullace tree, a wild plum, absolutely loaded with fruit and resolved to pick some fruit and make some wine, all the while documenting the process with recordings.
    • It is hard to find; if there's a bullace tree near you, make sure local people treasure it.
    • Gages, bullaces and damsons are all grown in the same way as plums.
    • It didn't take long to track down two types of bullace in West Berkshire in the surrounding area, thanks to Newbury Weekly News readers and BBC Radio Berkshire listeners.
    • Then there are the sloes and bullaces, almost always to be found in old hedges, which at this season have a misty blue bloom on them, equal to any that we see on the grape.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French buloce 'sloe': of unknown origin.

Definition of bullace in US English:

bullace

nounˈbʊləsˈbo͝oləs
  • A thorny shrub or small tree of the rose family that bears purple-black fruits. It is a wild plum, of which the damson is the cultivated form.

    西洋李,欧洲李

    Prunus insititia (or Prunus domesticus subsp. insititia), family Rosaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then there are the sloes and bullaces, almost always to be found in old hedges, which at this season have a misty blue bloom on them, equal to any that we see on the grape.
    • It is hard to find; if there's a bullace tree near you, make sure local people treasure it.
    • It didn't take long to track down two types of bullace in West Berkshire in the surrounding area, thanks to Newbury Weekly News readers and BBC Radio Berkshire listeners.
    • Gages, bullaces and damsons are all grown in the same way as plums.
    • I discovered a bullace tree, a wild plum, absolutely loaded with fruit and resolved to pick some fruit and make some wine, all the while documenting the process with recordings.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French buloce ‘sloe’: of unknown origin.

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