Definitions for: Mammee


[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



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: Calocarpum zapota, mamey, mamey, Mammea americana, mammee apple, mammee apple, mammee tree, marmalade plum, marmalade tree, Pouteria zapota, sapote, sapote

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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