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Probably a variant of mazard.

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mazzard (plural mazzards)

  1. A sweet cherry, Prunus avium, especially when used as rootstock.
    Coordinate terms: mahaleb cherry, morello
    • 1951, Leonard H. Day, Cherry rootstocks in California, Berkeley, Calif.: College of Agriculture, University of California, page 4:
      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).

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