marmalade tree
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Marmalade tree — Marmalade Mar ma*lade (m[aum]r m[.a]*l[=a]d), n. [F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marm[ e]lo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. meli mhlon a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; me li honey + mh^lon apple. Cf. {Mellifluous},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marmalade tree — n. a tropical American evergreen tree (Calocarpum sapota) of the sapodilla family, bearing a plumlike fruit used for preserving: also called marmalade plum … English World dictionary
marmalade tree — noun tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum • Syn: ↑mammee, ↑sapote, ↑Pouteria zapota, ↑Calocarpum zapota • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
marmalade-tree — marmeladinis sargetis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sapotinių šeimos vaisinis augalas (Pouteria sapota), paplitęs atogrąžų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Achras lucuma; Calocarpum sapota; Lucuma mammosa; Pouteria sapota; Sideroxylon sapota… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
marmalade tree — /ˈmaməleɪd tri/ (say mahmuhlayd tree) noun a sapotaceous tree, Calocarpum sapota, of tropical America, with a durable wood resembling mahogany and a fruit used in preserving …
Marmalade — Mar ma*lade (m[aum]r m[.a]*l[=a]d), n. [F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marm[ e]lo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. meli mhlon a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; me li honey + mh^lon apple. Cf. {Mellifluous}, {Melon}.] A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marmalade — Mar ma*lade (m[aum]r m[.a]*l[=a]d), n. [F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marm[ e]lo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. meli mhlon a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; me li honey + mh^lon apple. Cf. {Mellifluous}, {Melon}.] A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marmalade plum — noun brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet • Syn: ↑sapote, ↑mammee • Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit • Part Holonyms: ↑marmalade tree, ↑mammee, ↑sapote, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
marmalade-plum — marmeladinis sargetis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sapotinių šeimos vaisinis augalas (Pouteria sapota), paplitęs atogrąžų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Achras lucuma; Calocarpum sapota; Lucuma mammosa; Pouteria sapota; Sideroxylon sapota… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
marmalade — late 15c., from M.Fr. marmelade, from Port. marmelada quince jelly, marmalade, from marmelo quince, by dissimilation from L. melimelum sweet apple, originally fruit of an apple tree grafted onto quince, from Gk. melimelon, from meli honey (see… … Etymology dictionary
