manchineel

English

Etymology

From Spanish manzanillo, from manzana (“apple”), from Latin malum Matianum (“a kind of apple”).

Noun

manchineel (plural manchineels)

  1. 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

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References
  • manchineel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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