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Definition of Mamoncillo
1. Noun. Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.
Terms within: Genip, Spanish Lime
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Group relationships: Genus Melicocca, Genus Melicoccus, Melicocca, Melicoccus
Definition of Mamoncillo
1. Noun. A tree, scientific name ''Melicoccus bijugatus'', of the ''Sapindaceae'' family, native to Central and South America. ¹
2. Noun. The fruit from the longan tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mamoncillo
Literary usage of Mamoncillo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Cuba by Willis Fletcher Johnson (1920)
"The mamoncillo is another beautiful forest tree indigenous to Cuba, that spreads
out like a giant live-oak or mammoth apple tree. ..."
2. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"Propagation is usually by seed, but vegetative means should prove successful.
No horticultural varieties have been established. THE mamoncillo ..."
3. In Darkest Cuba: Two Months' Service Under Gomez Along the Trocha from the by Narciso Gener Gonzales (1922)
"... A huge pot hung by a hook from a horizontal limb of the spreading mamoncillo
tree and a fire blazed beneath. It was appetizing even to look at it. ..."
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