damson, native

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


called also Native Plum,an Australian shrub, Nageia spinulosa, F. v. M., N.O. Coniferae.

1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 53:

«Native Damson or Native Plum. This shrub possesses ediblefruit, something like a plum, hence its vernacular names. TheRev. Dr. Woolis tells me that, mixed with jam of the NativeCurrant ( Leptomeria acida), it makes a very goodpudding.»

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