mazzard

[ maz-erd ]

noun
  1. a wild sweet cherry, Prunus avium, used as a rootstock for cultivated varieties of cherries.

Origin of mazzard

1
1570–80; earlier mazer; compare obsolete mazers spots, measles; see -ard

Words Nearby mazzard

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How to use mazzard in a sentence

  • mazzard turned and glanced down at the floor upon which he stood, then at the stained stone which formed the cover of the vault.

    Commodore Junk | George Manville Fenn
  • With a yell of savage delight Black mazzard began to descend, followed by his crew.

    Commodore Junk | George Manville Fenn
  • The mazzard now used for stocks has the faults of the species to which it belongs.

    The Cherries of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • Cherries on Mahaleb are hardier to cold than those on mazzard stocks.

    The Cherries of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • What will you do—stop and serve under Captain mazzard, or shall we go?

    Commodore Junk | George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for mazzard

mazzard

mazard

/ (ˈmæzəd) /


noun
  1. a wild sweet cherry tree, Prunus avium, often used as a grafting stock for cultivated cherries

Origin of mazzard

1
C16: perhaps related to mazer

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