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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marmalade
n 1: a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
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