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mazzard

mazzard

1 9.9
A wild sweet cherry tree used as the root for grafting cultivated cherries
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : mazard

Examples

  • Let me go, sir, or I'll knock you over the mazzard.

  • YOU'RE NOT THE IKE MAZZARD, ARE YOU ?

  • The gardener selected a sturdy mazzard tree to use as rootstock for the new cherry varieties.

  • They planted several mazzard saplings in the orchard to produce flavorful cherries.

  • A healthy mazzard is essential for grafting more delicate cultivated cherry trees.

Synonyms

gean
vsmazzard
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A wild sweet cherry tree used to grow other cherry trees

is the same botanical form yet called by another regional name
wild cherry tree
vsmazzard
1 2.9

A small tree that grows in the wild and produces cherries

is more specific focusing on stock used for grafting rather than any wild tree
mazzard cherry
vsmazzard
  • Archaic
9.9

A wild kind of sweet cherry tree often used as the root for other cherry trees

is the same tree but has a different traditional name

Compounds

mazzard cherry
  • Archaic
9.9

A wild kind of sweet cherry tree often used as the root for other cherry trees

Surface Forms

mazzard singular
mazzards plural

Etymology

Mazzard comes from an old French word meaning 'wild cherry'. So a mazzard is the wild or seedling cherry tree people used as a strong root for grafting cultivated cherries.