mammee
mammee · mammees
An American fruit tree, Mammea americanaAn American fruit tree, Mammea americana.
Meaning
2 sensesAn American fruit tree, Mammea americana.
tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind
Its large fragrant fruit, with a thick tough ring surrounding bright yellow pulp.
globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
Origin
Haitian mamey.Haitian mamey.
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Forms
plural: mammeesSynonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet:sapotemarmalade plum
- globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh:mameymammee apple
- tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind:mammee applemameymammee treeMammea americana
- tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum:marmalade treesapotePouteria zapotaCalocarpum zapota
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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