mammee meaning and definition

MAMMEE noun

Definition of mammee (noun)

1. tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum
   • synonyms: Calocarpum zapota, marmalade tree, Pouteria zapota, sapote
2. tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind
   • synonyms: mamey, Mammea americana, mammee apple, mammee tree
3. globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
   • synonyms: mamey, mammee apple
4. brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet
   • synonyms: marmalade plum, sapote