"melum" meaning in Latin

See melum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmɛ.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmɛː.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon). Doublet of mālum, from dialectal Ancient Greek μᾶλον (mâlon). First attested in Petronius. Etymology templates: {{bor+|la|grc|μῆλον|id=apple}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon), {{doublet|la|mālum}} Doublet of mālum, {{cog|grc|μᾶλον}} Ancient Greek μᾶλον (mâlon) Head templates: {{la-noun|mēlum<2>}} mēlum n (genitive mēlī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|mēlum<2>}} Forms: mēlum [canonical, neuter], mēlī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], mēlum [nominative, singular], mēla [nominative, plural], mēlī [genitive, singular], mēlōrum [genitive, plural], mēlō [dative, singular], mēlīs [dative, plural], mēlum [accusative, singular], mēla [accusative, plural], mēlō [ablative, singular], mēlīs [ablative, plural], mēlum [singular, vocative], mēla [plural, vocative]
  1. apple Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: mālum Related terms: *mēlus
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      "lang_code": "it",
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    },
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        "Latin nouns",
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    {
      "word": "mālum"
    }
  ],
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}

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