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
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 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
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 Walter Thornbury
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
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