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manchineel
man·chi·neel M0072200 (măn′chĭ-nēl′)n. A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella) having poisonous fruit and a milky sap that causes skin blisters on contact.
[French mancenille, from Spanish manzanillo, a kind of olive tree bearing fine small olives, manchineel, from manzanilla, fine small olive, fruit of the manchineel, from diminutive of manzana, apple, from Old Spanish mançana; see manzanilla.]manchineel (ˌmæntʃɪˈniːl) n (Plants) a tropical American euphorbiaceous tree, Hippomane mancinella, having fruit and milky highly caustic poisonous sap, which causes skin blisters[C17: via French from Spanish manzanilla]man•chi•neel (ˌmæn tʃəˈnil)
n. a tropical American tree or shrub, Hippomane mancinella, of the spurge family, having a milky, highly caustic, poisonous sap. [1620–30; < French mancenille] Manchineel
Manchineel (Hippomane mandnella), a tropical plant of the family Euphorbiaceae that grows in Mexico, on the Antilles Islands, and in Colombia. It is a small tree with ovate-lanceolate leaves and drupelike fruits. Its leaves and bark contain a poisonous milky sap. manchineel
manchineel (măn″kĭ-nēl′) [Sp. manzanilla, small apple] A tree, Hippomane mancinella, native to tropical America that contains a milky, poisonous sap. Contact with the sap causes blistering of the skin. The fruit is also poisonous. |