Mahaled

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mahaled \Ma*ha"led\, n.[Ar. mahled.] (Bot.)
     A cherry tree ({Prunus Mahaleb}) of Southern Europe. The wood
     is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe
     stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the
     fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser)
     are prepared.


     [1913 Webster] maharaja