mazzard

[ maz-erd ]

/ ˈmæz ərd /

noun

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

Nearby words

Origin of mazzard

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

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Examples from the Web for mazzard

The Mazzard now used for stocks has the faults of the species to which it belongs.
The Cherries of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Its root system is much nearer the surface of the ground and it is, therefore, better adapted to shallow soils than the Mazzard.
The Cherries of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Now there is a rather warm controversy as to which is the better of the two leading stocks, the Mazzard or the Mahaleb.
The Cherries of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Cherries on Mahaleb are hardier to cold than those on Mazzard stocks.
The Cherries of New York|U. P. Hedrick

What will you do—stop and serve under Captain Mazzard, or shall we go?
Commodore Junk|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for mazzard

mazzard

mazard

/ (ˈmæzəd) /

noun

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

Word Origin for mazzard

C16: perhaps related to mazer

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