manchineel

man·chi·neel

a tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella) of the spurge family, with a milky, irritant juice and plumlike, poisonous fruit
its wood

Origin of manchineel

French mancenille from Spanish manzanilla, diminutive of manzana, apple from Classical Latin matianum (pomum), (apple) of Matius, Roman author of a cookery manual

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A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella) having poisonous fruit and a milky sap that causes skin blisters on contact.

Origin of manchineel

French mancenille from Spanish manzanillo a kind of olive tree bearing fine small olives, manchineel from manzanilla fine small olive, fruit of the manchineel from diminutive of manzana apple from Old Spanish mançana ; see manzanilla .

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Noun

(plural manchineels)

A tropical American tree, Hippomane mancinella, having apple-like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin

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

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