manchineel

English

Etymology

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

Noun

manchineel (plural manchineels)

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

Synonyms

(Hippomane mancinella): manchineel tree

Derived terms

bastard manchineel (Cameraria latifolia)

Translations

Hippomane mancinella, a tropical American tree that bears a poisonous fruit

Portuguese: mancenilha f, mancenilheira f

References

manchineel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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