marron


mar·ron

M0120600 (măr′ən, mă-rôN′)n. See sweet chestnut.
[French; see maroon2.]

marron

(ˈmærən; French marɔ̃) n (Plants) a large edible sweet chestnut[from French, of obscure origin]

marron

(ˈmærən) n (Animals) a large freshwater crayfish of Western Australia, Cherax tenuimanus[from a native Australian language]

mar•ron

(məˈroʊn, mæˈrɔ̃)

n. a large European chestnut. [1970–75; < French; see maroon1]