mammee tree

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
mammee tree
    n 1: tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery
         rind [syn: {mammee apple}, {mammee}, {mamey}, {mammee
         tree}, {Mammea americana}]
    
from 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}.
        [1913 Webster]
    

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