mombin

noun

mom·​bin

mōmˈbēn

plural -s

1

: a common tropical American shrub or small tree (Spondias purpurea) with compound leaves and purple paniculate flowers

called also jocote

compare hog plum

2

: the edible purplish fruit of the mombin

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish mombín, from Carib

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