manchineel

English

Etymology

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

Noun

manchineel (plural manchineels)

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

   Synonyms: beach apple, manchineel tree

Derived terms

• bastard manchineel (Cameraria latifolia)
• manchineel tree

Translations

Hippomane mancinella

• Catalan: mancinel·la f
• Finnish: tuonenomena (fi)
• German: Manchinelbaum m, Manzanillobaum m
• Italian: mancinella f, ippomane f
• Portuguese: mancenilha f, mancenilheira f
• Spanish: manzanillo m
• Turkish: manşinel

References

• “manchineel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.