manchineel

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manchineel - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 milky juice, and
     poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.
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     Bastard manchineel, a tree (Cameraria latifolia) of the
        East Indies, having similar poisonous properties.
        --Lindley.
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