marmalade tree
noun
Origin of marmalade tree
1First recorded in 1865–70
Words Nearby marmalade tree
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How to use marmalade tree in a sentence
The “marmalade-tree” (Lucuma mammosa) bears a fruit whose thick pulp resembles marmalade and is called natural marmalade.
British Dictionary definitions for marmalade tree
marmalade tree
noun
a tropical American sapotaceous tree, Calocarpum sapota, with durable wood: its fruit is used to make preserves: Also called: mamey
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