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noun
A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella), having apple-like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: beach apple, manchineel tree
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Spanish manzanillo, from manzana (“apple”), from Latin malum Matianum (“a kind of apple”).
Across languages
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