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marmalade tree

American  

noun

  1. sapote.

marmalade tree British  

noun

  1. Also called: mamey.  a tropical American sapotaceous tree, Calocarpum sapota, with durable wood: its fruit is used to make preserves

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Etymology

Origin of marmalade tree

First recorded in 1865–70

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