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mombin|məmˈbiːn|
[Amer. Sp. mombín, f. Caribbean native name.]
A West Indian tree of the genus Spondias, esp. S. lutea, of the family Anacardiaceæ, or its yellow or purplish fruit, resembling a small plum; = hog-plum a.
1837J. Macfadyen Flora of Jamaica I. 228 The fruit [of Spondias graveolens] is called Mombin by the French colonists. 1920W. Popenoe Man. Tropical & Subtropical Fruits iv. 156 The red mombin is a small tree, often spreading in habit. Ibid. 158 The red mombin is abundant in Mexico and Central America. Ibid. 159 The Yellow Mombin..is generally considered inferior in quality to the red mombin. 1972A. F. Simmons Growing Unusual Fruit 201 Mombin fruit... Spondias species. Ibid. 202 Yellow mombin or hog plum (Spondias mombin). The egg-shaped yellow fruits are about 1 in long and sub-acid to sweet. |