ˈspändēˌas noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek spondias, spodias bullace
: a small genus of tropical trees (family Anacardiaceae) having pinnate leaves and small flowers in terminal panicles, a free ovary that becomes in fruit a fleshy drupe, and astringent leaves and bark — see ciruela , hog plum , mombin , otaheite apple