MELOCOTOON

Noun

melocotoon (plural melocotoons)

Alternative form of melocoton

Source: Wiktionary

Mel`o*co*ton", Mel`o*co*toon", n. Etym: [Sp. melocoton a kind of peach tree and its fruit, L. malum cotonium, or cotonea, or Cydonia, a quince, or quince tree, lit., apple of Cydonia, Gr. Quince.] (Bot.) (a) A quince. (b) A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh yellow. [Written also malacatoon, malacotune.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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