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Definition of Mamey
1. Noun. Tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind.
Terms within: Mammee, Mammee Apple
Group relationships: Genus Mammea, Mammea
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
2. Noun. Globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh.
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit
Group relationships: Mammea Americana, Mammee, Mammee Apple, Mammee Tree
Definition of Mamey
1. Noun. The evergreen tree ''Mammea americana'', or its edible fruit ¹
2. Noun. The flowering plant ''Magnolia guatemalensis'' ¹
3. Noun. A tree ''Pouteria sapota'', or its fruit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mamey
1. a tropical tree [n MAMEYS or MAMEYES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mamey
Literary usage of Mamey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"THE mamey (Mammea americana, L.) Christopher Columbus, after his first visit to
... As a horticultural product, the mamey remains in very much the same ..."
2. A History of the 90th Divisionby George Wythe by George Wythe (1920)
"During three years of inactivity these trenches had Dugouts at mamey, ...
The Division battle PC was officially opened at mamey at noon, September 11. ..."
3. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and storiesby Ebenezer Cobham Brewer by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1882)
"mamey (Sir Thomas), U30-*. •Mort« d'Arthur (History of Prince Arthur), in 3 parts
H65-70 ¡ printed by ..."
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