mam|mee

mam|mee
mam|mee «ma MEE, -MAY», noun.
1. a tall, tropical American tree with fragrant white flowers and a large, edible fruit.
2. the large, edible fruit of this tree.
3. the sapodilla.
4. the marmalade tree or its fruit. Also, mamey.
╂[< Spanish mamey < Arawak (Haiti)]

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