mammee

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noun

An American fruit tree, Mammea americana.

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marmalade treesapotePouteria zapotaCalocarpum zapotamammee applemameymammee treeMammea americana
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Meanings

nounmammee (plural mammees)

plural mammees

  1. An American fruit tree, Mammea americana.
  2. Its large fragrant fruit, with a thick tough ring surrounding bright yellow pulp.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum

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marmalade treesapotePouteria zapotaCalocarpum zapota
Broader
tree

nountropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind

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mammee applemameymammee treeMammea americana
Broader
fruit tree

nounglobular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh

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mameymammee apple
Broader
edible fruit

nounbrown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet

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sapotemarmalade plum
Broader
edible fruit
Also see
mameymammee applemarmalade plummarmalade treesapote

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Haitian mamey.

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Cite this entry
APA

mammee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammee

MLA

“mammee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammee. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mammee,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammee.

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