purple mombin

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mōm bēn)


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purple mom•bin  (mōm bēn),USA pronunciation 
  1. Plant Biologya tree, Spondias purpurea, of tropical America, having clusters of purple or greenish flowers and yellow or dark red fruit that is edible either raw or cooked. Also called red mombin, Spanish plum. 
  • see yellow mombin

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