mazzard

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mazzard

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Probably a variant of mazard.

noun mazzards · massard

A sweet cherry, Prunus avium, especially when used as rootstock. In California three rootstock species are in general use. From fairly reliable estimates, about 65 per cent of the cherries grown in the state are grafted on mazzard (Prunus avium); 30 per cent are on mahaleb (P. mahaleb); and 5 per cent on morello (P. cerasus).
Similar: sweet cherry, wild cherry

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@misc{mazzard_2026,
  title = {mazzard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mazzard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}