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Origin of marmalade tree

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby marmalade tree

marlstone, marmalade, marmalade box, marmalade bush, marmalade plum, marmalade tree, marmalize, Marmara, Mar.Mech.E., Marmes man, marmite

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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.
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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 preservesAlso called: mamey

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