wampee

1 of 2

noun (1)

wam·​pee

wämˈpē also wȯm-

plural -s

1

South : pickerelweed sense 1

2

South : arrow arum

wampee

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants or less commonly wampi

"

plural -s

: an Asiatic tree (Clausena lansium) of the family Rutaceae cultivated in Hawaii

also : its fruit which is about the size of a large grape and which has a hard rind

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick wampan, wómpi white, Shawnee wapa

Noun (2)

Chinese (Pekingese) huang²-p'i², from huang² yellow + p'i² skin

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