| 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 (Mammea americana), having a thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Mammee 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 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Mammee |