mammee apple


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noun Round fruit between 5 and 9 inches in diameter. The fruit has rough brown skin and contains a single large seed. The flesh of unripe fruit is hard and becomes soft when fully ripened. The fruit is edible with tastes ranging from sour to sweet and reminiscent of apricots.

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18 years ago

In the Virgin Islands, this is a "mesple"...sorry if I spelled it wrong; I never saw it in print.

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Holly Berri
14 years ago

This is such a delicious fruit.

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crucian
14 years ago

mesple<br /> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Mammee_apple.jpg/320px-Mammee_apple.jpg

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Letel Prek
12 years ago

Yes, we also call this fruit mammee. Could not remember if the name include "apple". It is said that one should not consume any alcohol after eating this fruit because it can lead to death. Not so sure if anyone proved that to be wrong by doing so.

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Mary Alice
11 years ago

My favorite fruit. Tried one on Barbados, St James Beach at the Shelter.

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ROHAN
11 years ago

Mammee apple again a favourite

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Kenny
11 years ago

Mammy apple

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Kristina
10 years ago

Mammee ceepote (not sure of the spelling)

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Mamey
9 years ago

Delicioso!

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Bobzy
9 years ago

Mammee apple

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Lucky
9 years ago

Know it as apricot in Dominica.

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8 years ago

Mansie pote

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8 years ago

we call it mammee apple in belize

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8 years ago

we call it mammee apple in belize

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Destiny
7 years ago

We does call it mammee in the Bahamas

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Patricia
7 years ago

I told a friend about this fruit which I knew as Marmmie fruit, but no one know the name. I was from the country area of Jamaica. My mother owned land called Marmmie Hill and it produce these beautiful fruit, they were delicious when fully ripe.

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Patricia
7 years ago

I told a friend about this fruit which I knew as Marmmie fruit, but no one know the name. I was from the country area of Jamaica. My mother owned land called Marmmie Hill and it produce these beautiful fruit, they were delicious when fully ripe.

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Annett Cross
7 years ago

I was telling my friend about this fruit tonight and she said never heard of it.

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Diasi
7 years ago

Abrico

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lee
7 years ago

I had one of these fruits when I was visiting the virgin islands..... a native was eating one and gave me a bite......the most delicious fruit ever.....he then reached up to the tree we were under, picked one and gave it to me "for the road" One of my nicest experiences in the islands

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Orlando
7 years ago

Marmee apple and mansie port

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Orlando
7 years ago

Marmee apple and mansie port as known

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Lois
6 years ago

One of my favorites. They smell wonderful and taste like a firm, but slightly green apricot. Yummy and tart.

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Donahue
6 years ago

It's the first time I'm seeing or taste. How do you know when it's ripe and ready?

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Mahendra patel (india)
6 years ago

Its

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Abrico
6 years ago

My favorite fruit as a child in 🇭🇹. Wish i could find it in South Florida 😩

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LJ
6 years ago

Love this fruit. We call it (mawmi) “the mommy fruit”. Each bite taste like a different fruit.

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Kitty
5 years ago

We call this fruit in Grenada Mammy apple. One of my favorite exotic island fruits. We are truly bless here in the Caribbean with so many delicious healthy fruits.

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Warren
5 years ago

I have a manner tree I ate sell giveaway I hate to see it go to waste it's a very delicious fruit comparable with all vegetable and fruit jucies

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Patricia
5 years ago

I know the fruit is called manner grown in St Mary at manner hill eatable especially wen it is turn crunchy

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Liz
5 years ago

I just had one, tastee and nice, was just researching the benefits and saw this, so I commented, we called it growing up, mam pe, because one would full your tummy

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Bobby
5 years ago

the tree itself is referred as the"Yellow berry that looks old from the outside because of its brown and rough skin

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Althea
5 years ago

We call it Marmee Apple in Montserrat or Manciport

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H. S. WILLIAMS
4 years ago

WONDERFULLY TASTY, BUT HAS TO BE FULL RIPE.. SOME PEOPLE IN THE CARIBBEAN PICK IT UNRIPE, ENCOUNTER AN AWFUL TEXTURE AND TASTE, THEN DEEM IT NO GOOD. WHEN FULLY RIPE, IT IS DELICIOUS... BUT IN GUYANA THE WARNING ALWAYS IS DO NOT USE ALCOHOL AFTER EATING MAMEE APPLE BECAUSE THE COMBINATION IS CONSIDERED POISONOUS. I NEVER PUT THAT TO THE TEST.

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Reeshemah Todman
4 years ago

I’m from St.Croix USVI and This is NOT a mesple. This is a different fruit,our mesple have at least a couple of black seeds in it.

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Reeshemah Todman
4 years ago

Not sure why it’s putting BVI flag 🇹🇨instead of USVI flag 🇻🇮. We r not the same

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Ben Brunings
4 years ago

The mammee tree is also known in Suriname. The tree can grow very tall. The fruits grow on the trunk and on the branches. The fruits must be well ripe for the good taste.

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Ben Brunings
4 years ago

The mammy tree is also known in Suriname. The tree can grow very tall. The fruits grow on the trunk and on the branches. The fruits must be well ripe for the good taste.

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3 years ago

In my school day, we eat lots of the Mammee always love it. the smell lead you to find the trees

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Nicole Joyette
3 years ago

We called it Mamsiport and it makes the best jam.

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St Lucia
3 years ago

What they call this fruit

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Lindsay
3 years ago

Maumee Apple one of the sweetest fruits. Can it be grown from a seed?

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Der
3 years ago

Always heard about them but never had one until today. Hard, crunchy and delicious. Idk if it was as ripe as it should be though. If I can find another one then I'll keep it a bit longer and see how it goes. Mine had three or four big seeds.

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Isabel
3 years ago

In Nevis, we call them Mammy apple or manseport which someone told me means "mammy support" as they were a good source of nutrition when people often didn't have much to eat. In recent years, a disease sadly seems to have wiped out most of the trees on the island, they used to be very plentiful. A big effort to bring them back is needed.

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Myriam
3 years ago

Abricot-pays

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Isa
2 years ago

In Antigua we call it mamee support/apple. Best eaten when ripe with crunchy texture. If you leave it longer it will not have that crunch and it will taste as if it's spoiled. 🇦🇬

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Floretta
2 years ago

This fruit is very nice. If you every goes to Nevis go to Gingerland/ Rawlin Village and ask anyone you see and you might be lucky to see the trees and the fruits. Very tasty especially when you are hungry. MANSE PORT.