Meaning of MAMMEE
| Pronunciation: | | ma'mee
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- [n] brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet
- [n] globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
- [n] tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind
- [n] tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum
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| | Synonyms: | | Calocarpum zapota, mamey, mamey, Mammea americana, mammee apple, mammee apple, mammee tree, marmalade plum, marmalade tree, Pouteria zapota, sapote, sapote |
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| | See Also: | | Calocarpum zapota, edible fruit, fruit tree, genus Mammea, genus Pouteria, Mammea, Mammea americana, mammee, mammee, mammee tree, marmalade plum, marmalade tree, Pouteria, Pouteria zapota, tree | |
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| | Definition: | | \Mam*mee"\, n. [Haytian mamey.] (Bot.)
A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus
{Mammea} ({M. Americana}); also, its fruit. 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}.
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