Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mahaled \Ma*ha"led\, n.[Ar. mahled.] (Bot.)
   A cherry tree ({Prunus Mahaleb}) of Southern Europe. The wood
   is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe
   stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the
   fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser)
   are prepared.