mammee (n.)

  1. tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum

    [ Syn: marmalade tree , sapote , pouteria zapota , calocarpum zapota ]

  2. tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind

    [ Syn: mammee apple , mamey , mammee tree , mammea americana ]

  3. globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh

    [ Syn: mamey , mammee apple ]

  4. brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet

    [ Syn: sapote , marmalade plum ]

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