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mammee
DEFINITIONS OF:
mammee
1
n
tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum
Synonyms:
Calocarpum zapota
,
Pouteria zapota
,
marmalade tree
,
sapote
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
n
tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind
Synonyms:
Mammea americana
,
mamey
,
mammee apple
,
mammee tree
Type of:
fruit tree
tree bearing edible fruit
n
globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
Synonyms:
mamey
,
mammee apple
Type of:
edible fruit
edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
n
brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet
Synonyms:
marmalade plum
,
sapote
Type of:
edible fruit
edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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