manchineel

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A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella) having poisonous fruit and a milky sap that causes skin blisters on contact.

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A tree, Hippomane Mancinella, of moderate size, found in the West Indies, Central America, and Florida.

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A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.

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a tree (Cameraria latifolia) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous properties.

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A tropical American tree, Hippomane mancinella, having applelike, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin