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marron

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mar·ron  (mrn, m-rô)
n.
See Spanish chestnut.
[French; see maroon2.]
marron1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a large edible sweet chestnut
[from French, of obscure origin]
marron2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large freshwater crayfish of Western Australia, Cherax tenuimanus
[from a native Australian language]


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