man|chi|neel

man|chi|neel
man|chi|neel «MAN chuh NEEL», noun.
a tropical American tree of the spurge family, having a milky, poisonous sap, and a bitter, poisonous fruit somewhat like an apple.
╂[< French mancenille < Spanish manzanilla (diminutive) < manzana apple, alteration of Old Spanish mazana < Latin matiāna (māla), plural, Matian fruit, probab< C. Matius Calvena, author of a work on cookery]

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