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mammee tree
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mammee tree has 1 sense
- mammee tree(n = noun.plant) mamey, mammea americana, mammee, mammee apple - tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind; Array has parts: mamey, mammee, mammee apple
is a member of genus mammea, mammea
is a kind of fruit tree
CIDE DICTIONARY
mammee tree, n. [Haitian mamey.].
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 . [1913 Webster]
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