LUCUMA

Etymology

Noun

lucuma (plural lucumas)

(botany) Any of the genus Lucuma of sapotaceous trees.

Source: Wiktionary

Lu*cu"ma, n. (Bot.)

Definition: An American genus of sapotaceous trees bearing sweet and edible fruits.

Note: Lucuma mammosum is called natural marmalade in the West Indies; L. Caimito, of Peru, furnishes a delicious fruit called lucuma and caimito.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition