The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hippomane Mancinella
Manchineel \Man`chi*neel"\, n. [Sp. manzanillo, fr. manzana an apple, fr. L. malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit.] (Bot.) A euphorbiaceous tree ( Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.
Bastard manchineel, a tree ( Cameraria latifolia) of the
East Indies, having similar poisonous properties.
--Lindley.