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marmalade tree

marmalade tree

noun

  1. a tropical American sapotaceous tree, Calocarpum sapota, with durable wood: its fruit is used to make preserves Also calledmamey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of marmalade tree1

First recorded in 1865–70

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