manchineel
[ man-chuh-neel ]
/ ˌmæn tʃəˈnil /
noun
a tropical American tree or shrub, Hippomane mancinella, of the spurge family, having a milky, highly caustic, poisonous sap.
Origin of manchineel
1620–30; earlier
mancinell, mançanilla < French
mancenille and its source, Spanish
manzanilla, diminutive of
manzana apple, Old Spanish
mazana < Latin (
māla)
Matiāna (apples) of
Matius Roman author of a cooking manual (1st century b.c.)
Words nearby manchineel
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manchurian
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British Dictionary definitions for manchineel
manchineel
/ (ˌmæntʃɪˈniːl) /
noun
a tropical American euphorbiaceous tree, Hippomane mancinella, having fruit and milky highly caustic poisonous sap, which causes skin blisters
Word Origin for manchineel
C17: via French from Spanish
manzanilla