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Webster 1913 Edition


Mahaled


Ma-ha′led

,
Noun.
[Ar.
mahled
.]
(Bot.)
A cherry tree (
Prunus Mahaleb
) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared.