What is "mombin"

n. 1 Any of several tropical American trees, of the genus (taxlink Spondias genus noshow=1) 2 The purple fruit of these trees

1. n. common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit [syn: mombin tree, jocote, Spondias purpurea]

2. purplish tropical fruit

Mombin may refer to:

• Mombin, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
• Spondias purpurea — Red mombin or purple mombin, a fruit tree native to tropical America
• Spondias mombin — Yellow mombin, a fruit tree native to Brazil and Costa Rica