\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.