What is "mammee apple"

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.

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.

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.

n. 1 A South American fruit tree, (taxlink Mammea americana species noshow=1) 2 The fruit of this tree

1. n. tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind [syn: mammee, mamey, mammee tree, Mammea americana]

2. globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh [syn: mamey, mammee]

Mammee apple or mamey apple, or mammey apple is a common name for several plants which produce edible fruit, and may refer to:

• Mammea africana
• Mammea americana