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mammey

mammey is the alternative form 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

Forms of mammey

pluralmammeys

Questions about mammey

What is mammey the alternative form of?
Mammey is the alternative form of mamey.

Words near mammey in the dictionary

  1. mammery
  2. mammet
  3. mammetries
  4. mammetry
  5. mammets
  6. mammey
  7. mammeys
  8. Mammi market
  9. Mammi markets
  10. mammie
  11. mammie's boy

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