What is "mammee tree"

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