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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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}.
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