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mahaleb
[ mah-huh-leb ]
noun
- a cherry, Prunus mahaleb, introduced into the U.S. from Eurasia, used as a stock in grafting cherries.
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Origin of mahaleb1
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Example Sentences
The kernels of the perfumed cherry, P. Mahaleb, are used in confectionery and for scent.
This and its variegated variety P. Mahaleb variegata are very free-flowering shrubs, and of neat growth.
Most varieties will do well upon the Mahaleb stock, which is used as a means of dwarfing this fruit, though not a dwarf.
Many persons have been disappointed in the Mahaleb cherry, which has been reputed to be a dwarfing stock.
There is no question but that the Mahaleb is a dwarfing stock.
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