lucuma
Lucuma
Lu*cu"ma\, n. (Bot.) An American genus of sapotaceous trees bearing sweet and edible fruits. Note: Lucuma mammosum is called natural marmalade in the West Indies; L. Caimito, of Peru, furnishes a delicious fruit called lucuma and caimito.
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