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mameys

mameys is the plural of mamey.

Meaning of mamey

Noun

mamey (plural mameys or mameyes)

  1. An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.
    Synonyms:
    yellow mamey
  2. A tree of species Pouteria sapota, or its fruit.
    • So there are black and white sapotes (no relation), mamey and chiku sapotes (same family). Black sapotes are not the only sapotes – but I reckon Jeannette Winterson would heartily agree there should be a place for one in your fruit bowl.2020 October 9, Palisa Anderson, “Not-quite-chocolate-pudding fruit: why black sapote is 'utterly unexpected and delightful'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2021
    Synonyms:
    red mamey
  3. A flowering plant of species Magnolia guatemalensis

Questions about mameys

What is mameys the plural of?
Mameys is the plural of mamey.

Words near mameys in the dictionary

  1. mamey
  2. mamey apple
  3. mamey sapote
  4. mamey sapotes
  5. mameyes
  6. mameys
  7. mamgu
  8. mamgus
  9. mami
  10. mamie
  11. Mamie pink

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