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bullace
[ bool-is ]
noun
- the damson.
- the muscadine.
bullace
/ ˈbʊlɪs /
noun
- a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica insititia (or P. insititia ), of which the damson is the cultivated form See also plum 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bullace1
1300–50; Middle English bolaz; akin to Medieval Latin bolluca, French beloce
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bullace1
C14: from Old French beloce , from Medieval Latin bolluca , perhaps of Gaulish origin
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Example Sentences
But the latter cannot be realised, or even approached, by the individual bullace tree.
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The bullace ideal is realisable (under favourable conditions) by each individual bullace tree,—but the plum ideal is not.
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It cannot be realised, or even approached, by the bullace species except through a long course of culture and breeding.
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As the bullace ideal is to the plum ideal, so is the ideal of English rusticity to the ideal of human nature.
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Is yours a verbal memory like Miss Bullace's; or are you in my camp?
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