mammee apple

mammee apple

▪ fruit
also called  Mamey, or Saint Domingo Apricot,  
 fruit of Mammea americana, a large, primarily West Indian tree of the garcinia family (Clusiaceae), with opposite, leathery, gland-dotted leaves; white, sweet-scented, short-stalked, solitary or clustered axillary flowers; and yellow or russet fruit, 7–15 cm (3–6 inches) in diameter. The bitter rind encloses a sweet, aromatic flesh, which is eaten raw and also used for preserves. Its one to four large, rough seeds are bitter and resinous and are used as an antiworming agent. An aromatic liqueur distilled from the flowers is called eau de Créole. The acrid, resinous gum has been used locally for destroying skin-infesting chigoe fleas.

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  • mammee apple — n. (Bot.) A tropical American tree ({Mammea americana}) having edible fruit (the {mammee apple}) with a leathery rind. Syn: mammee, mamey, mammee tree, {Mammea americana}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The globular or ovoid tropical fruit of the mammee tree… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • mammee apple — Mammee Mam*mee , Mammee tree Mam*mee tree , n. [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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mammee apple — noun 1. tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind • Syn: ↑mammee, ↑mamey, ↑mammee tree, ↑Mammea americana • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Mammea …   Useful english dictionary

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  • African mammee-apple — afrikinė mamėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kliuzijinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Mammea africana), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Mammea africana angl. African mammee apple; African apple; African apricot; bastard mahogany pranc …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Mammee — Mam*mee , Mammee tree Mam*mee tree , n. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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