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Webster 1913 Edition


Mammee tree

Mam-mee′

,

Mam-mee′ treeˊ

,
Noun.
[Haitian
mamey
.]
(Bot.)
A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus
Mammea
(
Mammea Americana
); also, its fruit, called the
mammee apple
. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called
mammee apple
.

Syn. – mammee apple, mammee, mamey,
Mammea americana
.