Definition of Marmelade
Mar"ma*lade (?), n. [F.
marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marmélo a
quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. &?; a sweet apple,
an apple grafted on a quince; &?; honey + &?; 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 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Jam made with citrus fruit, usually oranges; usually qualified by the name of the fruit when made with other types of fruit.
lime marmalade
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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