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
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