Marmalade

3 definitions found

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

  Marmalade \Mar"ma*lade\ (m[aum]r"m[.a]*l[=a]d), n. [F.
     marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marm['e]lo a quince, fr. L.
     melimelum honey apple, Gr. meli`mhlon a sweet apple, an apple
     grafted on a quince; me`li honey + mh^lon apple. Cf.
     {Mellifluous}, {Melon}.]
     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 consistency.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {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. [1913
        Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  marmalade
       n : a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "marmalade":
     Jell-O, blancmange, candy, comfit, compote, confection,
     confectionery, confiture, conserve, frosting, gelatin, glaze,
     honey, icing, jam, jelly, meringue, mousse, preserve, sweet,
     sweet stuff, sweetmeat, sweets, tutti-frutti, whipped cream