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azarole Bot.|ˈæzərəʊl|
Forms: 7 azeroll, 8 azerole, 7–9 azarole.
[a. F. azerole (written by Tournefort azarole), cogn. with Sp. acerolo, azarolla, Pg. azerola, It. azzeruola, ad. Arab. az-zuﻋrūr, applied to the same fruit.]
The fruit of the Neapolitan Medlar, a species of hawthorn (Cratægus azarolus); also applied to the tree itself, sometimes called, after Fr., azerolier.
1658Evelyn Fr. Gard. (1675) 268 Cormes, services, azerolls, and the like. 1693― De la Quint. Compl. Gard. 67 Quinces bear almost in the same manner with Rasberries, Azeroliers, and Pomegranates. ― ibid. (Dict.) Azeroll-Trees, ar Garden-Haw-Trees, which are usually planted against Walls. 1725Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v., The Azerole is indeed a kind of Medlar. 1864Mrs. H. Wood Trevlyn Hold II. i. 1 Leaping a dwarf hedge of azaroles. |