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marmalade tree
marmalade tree
noun
- a tropical American sapotaceous tree, Calocarpum sapota, with durable wood: its fruit is used to make preserves Also calledmamey
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Word History and Origins
Origin of marmalade tree1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
The “marmalade-tree” (Lucuma mammosa) bears a fruit whose thick pulp resembles marmalade and is called natural marmalade.
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