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marmalade |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marmalade \Mar"ma*lade\, n. [F. marmelade, Pg marmelada fr marm['e]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: marmalade n : a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
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