mazzard

[ maz-erd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a wild sweet cherry, Prunus avium, used as a rootstock for cultivated varieties of cherries.

mazzard

/ ˈmæzəd /

a wild sweet cherry tree, Prunus avium, often used as a grafting stock for cultivated cherries

Origin of mazzard¹

1570–80; earlier mazer; compare obsolete mazers spots, measles; -ard

Origin of mazzard¹

C16: perhaps related to mazer

Mazzard turned and glanced down at the floor upon which he stood, then at the stained stone which formed the cover of the vault.

With a yell of savage delight Black Mazzard began to descend, followed by his crew.

The Mazzard now used for stocks has the faults of the species to which it belongs.

Cherries on Mahaleb are hardier to cold than those on Mazzard stocks.

What will you do—stop and serve under Captain Mazzard, or shall we go?

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