[ ma'mi: ]
(also mamee , mamey )
■ noun
1》 (also ~ apple ) a tropical American tree having large edible red fruit with sweet yellow flesh. [ Mammea americana .]
2》 (also ~ sapote ) a Central American tree having edible russet fruit with spicy red flesh. [ Pouteria sapota .]
Origin
C16: from Sp. mamei , from Taino; sapote in sense 2 from Sp. zapote 'sapodilla'.