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mamey

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /mɑˈmeɪ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An evergreen tree of species Mammea americana, or its edible fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yellow mamey

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A tree of species Pouteria sapota, or its fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: red mamey

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A flowering plant of species Magnolia guatemalensis

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mammee, mammee apple

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible fruit

5

noun

Meaning 5

tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mammee apple, mammee, mammee tree, Mammea americana

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fruit tree

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mamey, from Taíno.