MAMMEE

sapote, mammee, marmalade plum

(noun) brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet

mamey, mammee, mammee apple

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mammee (plural mammees)

An American fruit tree, Mammea americana.

Its large fragrant fruit, with a thick tough ring surrounding bright yellow pulp.

Source: Wiktionary


Mam*mee", n. Etym: [Haytian mamey.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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