What is "mamoncillo"

mamoncillo \mamoncillo\ n. A tropical American tree ( Melicocca bijuga, or Melicocca bijugatus) bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.

Syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry, genip, ginep, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus.

n. 1 (taxlink Melicoccus bijugatus species noshow=1), a tree of the Sapindaceae family, native to Central America and South America. 2 The fruit from the mamoncillo tree.

n. tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry, genip, ginep, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus]