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mahaleb|ˈmɑːhəlɛb|
Also 6–8 macaleb, 8 mahalep, 9 mahlib, melub.
[a. F. macaleb, -lep (Cotgr.), a. Arab. maḥlab. Cf. It. macalepo ‘a kinde of perfume or sweete smell’ (Florio 1598).]
A kind of cherry, Prunus Mahaleb, the kernels of which are used by perfumers; the tree itself is used as a dwarf grafting-stock for cherries.
1558Warde tr. Alexis' Secr. 50 Take the Macaleb, whiche are litle soote and odoriferous graynes so called. 1597Gerarde Herbal iii. lv. 1211 This shrubbie tree called Macaleb or Mahaleb is also one of the Priuets. 1656Blount Glossogr., Macaleb, the bastard Coral or Pomander; of whose sweet and shining black berries, chains, and bracelets are made. 1712tr. Pomet's Hist. Drugs I. 13 Mahalep is the Kernel of a small Berry, almost like a Cherry-Stone. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Mahlib, melub, the fragrant kernels of Prunus Mahaleb of Linnæus, strung as necklaces, which are much valued by the women of Sinde and other parts of India. 1892J. Wright Fruit Grower's Guide II. 120 The Mahaleb is the principal dwarfing stock. |