mammee
Americannoun
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a tall, tropical American tree, Mammea americana, having thick, glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers.
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the usually round, edible fruit of this tree, having a russet-colored rind and yellow, juicy flesh.
noun
Etymology
Origin of mammee
First recorded in 1565–75; from Spanish mamey, perhaps from Taíno
Example Sentences
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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
The Lima fleet still delaying, the Buccaneers anchored at Tavoga, an island abounding in cocoa and mammee trees, and beautiful water.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
The luscious pineapple, zapota, mango, pomegranate, guava, star-apple, citron, custard-apple, mammee, and other fruits abound.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray
Beyond lay waving chapparel, where cocoa-palms and breadfruit trees intermixed with the mammee apple and the tendrils of the wild vine.
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)
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 Morris, Charles
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