Manchineel Definition
mănchĭ-nēl
noun
A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella) of the spurge family, with a milky, irritant juice and plumlike, poisonous fruit.
Webster's New World
Its wood.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Manchineel
Noun
Singular:
manchineel
Plural:
manchineelsOrigin of Manchineel
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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 manzanilla
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Spanish manzanillo, from manzana (apple), from Latin malum Matianum (a kind of apple).
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