- manchineel
- man·chi·neel (man″kĭ-nēlґ) Hippomane mancinella, a tree of tropical America that has a caustic poisonous sap.
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Manchineel — tree Hippomane mancinella fruit and foliage Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Manchineel — Man chi*neel , n. [Sp. manzanillo, fr. manzana an apple, fr. L. malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from its apple like fruit.] (Bot.) A euphorbiaceous tree ({Hippomane Mancinella}) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manchineel — [man΄chə nēl′] n. [Fr mancenille < Sp manzanilla, dim. of manzana, apple < L matianum (pomum), (apple), of Matius, Roman author of a cookery manual] 1. a tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella) of the spurge family, with a milky,… … English World dictionary
manchineel — /man cheuh neel /, n. a tropical American tree or shrub, Hippomane mancinella, of the spurge family, having a milky, highly caustic, poisonous sap. [1620 30; earlier mancinell, mançanilla < F mancenille and its source, Sp manzanilla, dim. of… … Universalium
manchineel — nuodingasis arkliasiūtis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Karpažolinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Hippomane mancinella), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Hippomane mancinella angl. manchineel pranc. arbre de… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Manchineel tree — Taxobox name = Hippomane mancinella image width = 200px image caption = Illustration from Phytographie Medicale by Joseph Roque, 1821 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Rosidae unranked ordo = Eurosids I … Wikipedia
manchineel — noun Etymology: French mancenille, from Spanish manzanilla, from diminutive of manzana apple Date: 1630 a poisonous tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella) of the spurge family having a blistering milky juice and apple shaped fruit … New Collegiate Dictionary
manchineel — noun A tropical American tree, Hippomane mancinella, having apple like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin … Wiktionary
Manchineel — Hippomane (E,P) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
manchineel — n. tropical American tree with poisonous apple shaped fruit … English contemporary dictionary
