MAMMEA AMERICANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mammea americana mean? 

• MAMMEA AMERICANA (noun)
  The noun MAMMEA AMERICANA has 1 sense:

1. tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind

  Familiarity information: MAMMEA AMERICANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAMMEA AMERICANA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

mamey; Mammea americana; mammee; mammee apple; mammee tree

Hypernyms ("Mammea americana" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "Mammea americana"):

mamey; mammee; mammee apple (globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh)

Holonyms ("Mammea americana" is a member of...):

genus Mammea; Mammea (American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit)