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English Dictionary: mammee apple by the DICT Development Group
2 results for mammee apple
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mammee apple
n
  1. tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind
    Synonym(s): mammee apple, mammee, mamey, mammee tree, Mammea americana
  2. globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
    Synonym(s): mamey, mammee, mammee apple
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mammee \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}.
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