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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mammee — [mä mā′, mämē′] n. [Sp mamey < Taino] 1. a) any of a genus (Mammea) of West Indian trees of the Saint Johnswort family; specif., a tall, tropical, American tree ( M. americana) bearing a large, russet, apricot flavored fruit: also mammee apple … English World dictionary
mammee — [ma mi:] (also mamee, mamey) noun 1》 (also mammee apple) a tropical American tree having large edible red fruit with sweet yellow flesh. [Mammea americana.] 2》 (also mammee sapote) a Central American tree having edible russet fruit with spicy red … English new terms dictionary
mammée — (ma mmée) s. f. Terme de botanique. • Genre de guttiferes ayant pour type la mammée américaine, dite vulgairement arbre aux mamelles à cause de la forme de ses fruits ; on l appelle aussi abricotier de Saint Domingue et mamey, LEGOARANT … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
mammee — /mæˈmi/ (say ma mee) noun 1. a tall, tropical American resin yielding tree, Mammea americana. 2. Also, mammee apple. its large, edible fruit. 3. → marmalade tree. Also, mamey. {Spanish mamey, from Haitian} …
Mammee apple — Full and longitudinally cut mammee apples Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
mammee apple — n. (Bot.) A tropical American tree ({Mammea americana}) having edible fruit (the {mammee apple}) with a leathery rind. Syn: mammee, mamey, mammee tree, {Mammea americana}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The globular or ovoid tropical fruit of the mammee tree… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mammee apple — n. (Bot.) A tropical American tree ({Mammea americana}) having edible fruit (the {mammee apple}) with a leathery rind. Syn: mammee, mamey, mammee tree, {Mammea americana}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The globular or ovoid tropical fruit of the mammee tree… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
