'mammee apple' definitions:
Definition of 'mammee apple'
From: WordNet
noun
Tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind [syn: mammee apple, mammee, mamey, mammee tree, Mammea americana]
noun
Definition of 'mammee apple'
From: GCIDE
- 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 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]
Definition of 'mammee apple'
From: GCIDE
- 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 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]
Definition of 'mammee apple'
From: GCIDE
- mammee apple \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]
Definition of 'mammee apple'
From: GCIDE
- mammee apple \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]