mamey

Plural: mameyes, mameys

Noun

• tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind
• globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
• An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
• A tree of species Pouteria sapota, or its fruit.
• A flowering plant of species Magnolia guatemalensis
• pl. MAMEYS or MAMEYES a tropical tree

Synonyms

Mammea americana, mammee, mammee apple, mammee tree, red mamey, yellow mamey