maz·zard (m z  rd)n. A wild sweet cherry (Prunus avium) often used as grafting stock. [Perhaps alteration of Middle English mazer, goblet, hard wood; see mazer.] |
mazzard, mazard [ˈmæzəd]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a wild sweet cherry tree, Prunus avium, often used as a grafting stock for cultivated cherries
[perhaps related to mazer]
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| Noun | 1. | mazzard - wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting Prunus avium, sweet cherry - large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation |
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