mammee apple

mammee apple
Mammee Mam*mee", Mammee tree Mam*mee" tree`, n. [Haitian mamey.] (Bot.) A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus {Mammea} ({Mammea Americana}); also, its fruit, called the {mammee apple}. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called {mammee apple}.

Syn: mammee apple, mammee, mamey, {Mammea americana}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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