/mah may", -mee"/ , n.
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. Also, mamey, mammey . Also called mammee apple (for defs. 1, 2).
[ 1565-75; mamey, perh. ]