mamoncillo

ma·mon·cil·lo

[mah-muhn-see-oh; Spanish mah-mawn-see-yaw]
noun, plural ma·mon·cil·los [-see-ohz; Spanish -see-yaws] .
the genip, Melicoccus bijugatus.

Origin:
< American Spanish, diminutive of mamón, of uncertain origin

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mamoncillo

noun
tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn: Spanish lime
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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