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
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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 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
On these rocky, barren shores they feasted on turtle, pigeons, fish, and the leaves of the mammee tree.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Walter Thornbury
The long strip of mammee apple—a regular sheet of it a hundred yards broad, and reaching from the middle of the island right down to the lagoon.
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
The flavor of the mammee resembles our peach, though not quite so delicate.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou
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