mammee

American  

[mah-mey, -mee] / mɑˈmeɪ, -ˈmi /

Or mamey,

noun

1. a tall, tropical American tree, Mammea americana, having thick, glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers.

2. the usually round, edible fruit of this tree, having a russet-colored rind and yellow, juicy flesh.

3. sapote.

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mammee British  

/ mæˈmiː /

noun

1. a variant spelling of mamey

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Etymology

Origin of mammee

First recorded in 1565–75; from Spanish mamey, perhaps from Taíno

Example Sentences

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mammee

But there are also illustrations of fruits I’ve never heard of: chayote, sweetsop, cherimoya, sapodilla, passiflora and mammee apple.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2021

In the middle of the isle the soil is black and rich, where abundance of plantains and bananas are produced, and near the sea there are cocoa and mammee trees.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. by Robert Kerr

Eau Creole, a liqueur from the distillation of the flowers of the mammee apple with spirits of wine.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall

The mammee, guaiacum, and copal, besides other trees and shrubs valuable for their gum, flourish in all parts of the island.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Charles Morris

Dick stole out of the hut when he had assured himself from her regular breathing that she was asleep, and, pushing the tendrils and the branches of the mammee apples aside, found the beach.

From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole