May Duke

English

Alternative forms

Mayduke

Etymology

Corruption of Médoc, the province in France where it is supposed to have originated.

Noun

May Duke (plural May Dukes)

1. A large dark-red variety of cherry, cross between Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus.

References

• “Mayduke”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.