manchineel
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
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References edit
- “manchineel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.