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Definition of mammee in English: mammee(also mamee, mamey) noun maˈmiːmäˈmā 1A tropical American tree having large edible red fruit with sweet yellow flesh. Mammea americana, family Guttiferae Example sentencesExamples - The mammee apple is native to tropical areas of the Americas.
- Their gardens yielded arrow-root, beans, cassava, cucumbers, melons, maize, and yams; for fruit they cultivated the guava, mammee, papaw and star-apple.
2A Central American tree having edible russet fruit with spicy red flesh. Pouteria sapota, family Sapotaceae
Origin Late 16th century: from Spanish mamei, from Taino. Rhymes chamois, clammy, gammy, Grammy, hammy, jammy, mammae, Miami, ramie, rammy, Sammy, shammy, whammy Definition of mammee in US English: mammee(also mamee, mamey) nounmäˈmā 1A tropical American tree having large edible red fruit with red rind and sweet yellow flesh. Mammea americana, family Guttiferae Example sentencesExamples - The mammee apple is native to tropical areas of the Americas.
- Their gardens yielded arrow-root, beans, cassava, cucumbers, melons, maize, and yams; for fruit they cultivated the guava, mammee, papaw and star-apple.
2A Central American tree having edible russet fruit with spicy red flesh. Pouteria sapota, family Sapotaceae
Origin Late 16th century: from Spanish mamei, from Taino. |