Jell-O

Jell-O
    n 1: fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a
         commercially prepared gelatin powder [syn: {jello},
         {Jell-O}]
    

Jell-O \Jell"-O\, jello \jell"o\n. [a trademark.]
   a brand of sweetened fruit-flavored powdered mixture,
   packaged so that it can be conveniently dissolved in hot
   water and solidified into a gelatin, used as a dessert,
   sometimes with pieces of fruit mixed in; also the gelatin
   dessert thus prepared; sometimes used metaphorically; as,
   when he pulled a gun on me, my knees turned to Jell-O..
   [Trademark]

   Note: Jell-O was originally a trademark and is still
         protected by trademark law, but is often used as one
         word, uncapitalized in informal writing.
         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]