mammee

mam·mee

uncommon

noun

1.

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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2.

tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind

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3.

globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh

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4.

brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet

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Origin

Haitian mamey.

Phrases

mammee apple
red mammee

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Grammar

noun
singular	mammee
plural	mammees

Nearby words

mammal Semnopithecus mammary mammary gland Mammea Mammea americana mammee apple mammee tree mammilla mammillaria Mammillaria plumosa

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