mammee
/maˈmiː
/(also mamee, mamey)
noun
1 (also mammee apple) A tropical American tree having large edible red fruit with sweet yellow flesh.
- Mammea americana, family Guttiferae.
- The mammee apple is native to tropical areas of the Americas.
2 (also mammee sapote) A Central American tree having edible russet fruit with spicy red flesh.
Sapote from Spanish zapote 'sapodilla'
- Pouteria sapota, family Sapotaceae.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Spanish mamei, from Taino.