wampeen.
/wɒmˈpiː/ 1. The fruit of an Asiatic tree Clausena Wampi, also the tree itself.
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1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 124 The Wampee, a fruit highly esteemed in China and the Indian archipelago, is the produce of Cookia punctata.
1887 Standard 16 Sept. 5/3 To how many is the wampee familiar?
2. In the southern U.S. = pickerel weed n. 2. [? A different word.]
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1891 Cent. Dict. at Pontederia
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