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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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Marmalade \Mar"ma*lade\, n. [F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marm[82]lo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. [?] a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; [?] honey + [?] apple. Cf. {Mellifluous}, {Melon}.] A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence. {Marmalade tree} (Bot.), a sapotaceous tree ({Lucuma mammosa}) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single large seed. The fruit is called marmalade, or natural marmalade, from its consistency and flavor. | |
