mammee

American  

[mah-mey, -mee] / mɑˈmeɪ, -ˈmi /

Or mamey,

noun

1. a tall, tropical American tree, Mammea americana, having thick, glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers.

2. the usually round, edible fruit of this tree, having a russet-colored rind and yellow, juicy flesh.

3. sapote.

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mammee British  

/ mæˈmiː /

noun

1. a variant spelling of mamey

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Etymology

Origin of mammee

First recorded in 1565–75; from Spanish mamey, perhaps from Taíno

Example Sentences

But there are also illustrations of fruits I’ve never heard of: chayote, sweetsop, cherimoya, sapodilla, passiflora and mammee apple.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2021

Animal food was furnished by the Galapagos Islands in profusion, and of the most delicate kind; of vegetables nothing of use was found except the mammee, the leaves just noticed and berries.

From History of the Buccaneers of America by Burney, James

The luscious pineapple, zapota, mango, pomegranate, guava, star-apple, citron, custard-apple, mammee, and other fruits abound.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray

On these rocky, barren shores they feasted on turtle, pigeons, fish, and the leaves of the mammee tree.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter

The Lima fleet still delaying, the Buccaneers anchored at Tavoga, an island abounding in cocoa and mammee trees, and beautiful water.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter