Damson gum

Damson plmms

Description

The water-soluble gum produced by a small plum tree (Prunus insititia) native to Asia Minor. The tree is also known as bullace plum or Damascus plum.

See also fruit gum.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Prunus insititia; goma de ciruelo silvestre (Esp.); bullace plum; Damascus plum

Authority

• Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "plum." Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 Nov. 2004 .

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum (Accessed Nov. 10, 2004)