| marmalade | 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. <botany> Marmalade tree, 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. Origin: F. Marmelade, Pg. Marmelada, fr. Marmelo a quince, fr. L. Melimelum honey apple, Gr. A sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; honey + apple. Cf. Mellifluous, Melon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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