manchineel
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish manzanillo, from manzana (“apple”), from Latin malum Matianum (“a kind of apple”).
Noun[edit]
manchineel (plural manchineels)
- A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella), having apple-like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin.
- Synonyms: beach apple, manchineel tree
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Hippomane mancinella
|
References[edit]
- “manchineel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.