'Mammee tree' definitions:
Definition of 'mammee tree'
(from WordNet)
noun
Tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind [syn: mammee apple, mammee, mamey, mammee tree, Mammea americana]
Definition of 'Mammee tree'
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]