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MARMALADE
marmalade
(noun) a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
marmalade (plural marmalades)
Citrus fruit variant of jam but distinguished by being made slightly bitter by the addition of the peel and by partial caramelisation during manufacture. Most commonly made with Seville oranges, and usually qualified by the name of the fruit when made with other types of fruit. [from late 15c.]
Verb
marmalade (third-person singular simple present marmalades, present participle marmalading, simple past and past participle marmaladed)
(transitive) To spread marmalade on.
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"ma*lade, n. Etym: [F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marmélo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. Mellifluous, Melon.]
Definition: A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence. Marmalade tree (Bot.), a sapotaceous tree (Lucuma mammosa) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single large seed. The fruit is called marmalade, or natural marmalade, from its consistency and flavor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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