Manchineel
Manchineel , noun
[Sp. manzanillo, from manzana an apple, from Latin malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit.]
(Botany) A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.
Collocations (1)
Bastard manchineel , a tree (Cameraria latifolia) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous properties. — Lindley