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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
2. 2
   globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh wordnet
3. 3
   A tree of species Pouteria sapota, or its fruit.
4. 4
   tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind wordnet
5. 5
   A flowering plant of species Magnolia guatemalensis

Synonyms

All synonyms

mammea americanamammeemammee applemammee applemammee treered mamey

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mamey, from Taíno.

Related phrases

mamey sapotepouteria sapota

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