mammee

noun

mam·​mee

variants or mamey or mamie or mammey

(ˈ)ma¦mē sometimes -¦mā,

especially attributively ˈmamē

plural mammees

-ēz

or mameys

-āz

or mameyes

məˈmāˌās

or mamies or mammeys

1

or less commonly mammee apple

a

: a tropical American tree (Mammea americana) having a globular or ovoid fruit with thick russet or reddish leathery rind and yellow or reddish juicy flesh

b

: the fruit of this tree

called also tropical apricot

2

a

: marmalade tree

b

or less commonly mammee sapota or mammee colorado : the fruit of this tree

3

: sapodilla

Word History

Etymology

Spanish mamey, from Taino

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