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mirabelle definition

mira·belle (mir′ə bel′, mir′ə bel′)

noun

  1. a European variety of plum tree
  2. its sweet, small, golden fruit
  3. a brandy made from these fruits

Etymology: Fr, altered < L myrobalanum, fruit of a kind of palm tree < Gr myrobalanan < myron, unguent, perfume + balanos, acorn, date

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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