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merling

[English] plural merlings

An old name for whiting, a member of the cod family.

Merlot tomato

[English] plural Merlot tomatoes

A small round red tomato variety.

merry sole

[English]

Lemon sole. A yellowish-brown, thin, translucent flatfish which is not a true sole, though it has the same blunted shape.

Merryweather damson

[English]

A variety of blue-black damson with juicy, acidic yellow flesh, producing large fruits in huge numbers for culinary use. Self-fertile.

Merton Beauty apple

/MUR-tuhn BYOO-tee/
[English]

A variety of aniseed-flavoured, greenish-yellow eating apple streaked with red, raised by Mr MB Crane for JI Merton in 1932 in London as a cross between Ellison's Orange and Cox's Orange Pippin. It was not introduced until 1962. This mid-season variety is harvested from mid-September in South-East England and may be stored until October.

Merton Bigarreau

[English]

A large, sweet, near black cherry (US: bing cherry).

Merton Charm apple

/MUR-tuhn CHAHM/
[English]

A variety of greenish-yellow eating apple streaked with red, raised by Mr MB Crane for JI Merton in 1933 in London as a cross between McIntosh and Cox's Orange Pippin. It was not introduced until 1962 and received the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit in 1960 and the Award of Garden Merit in 1993. This mid-season apple is harvested from mid-September in South-East England and may be stored until October.

Merton Glory cherry

[English]

A very large, sweet, yellow cherry flushed with red.

Merton Joy apple

/MUR-tuhn joy/
[English]

A variety of yellow eating apple streaked with red, raised by Mr MB Crane for JI Merton in 1946 in London with Sturmer Pippin and Cox's Orange Pippin as antecedents. It was not named until 1965. This mid-season apple is harvested from mid-September in South-East England and may be stored until October.

Merton Knave apple

/MUR-tuhn NAYV/
[English]

A medium-sized, fairly flavourless eating apple with greenish-yellow skin almost entirely flushed with bright dark red, raised by Mr MB Crane for JI Merton in 1948 in London as a cross between Laxton's Early Crimson and Epicure. It was not named until 1970. This early-season apple is harvested from August in South-East England and has poor storage properties.