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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marmalade \Mar"ma*lade\, n. [F. marmelade, Pg marmelada fr
marm['e]lo 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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
marmalade
n : a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
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