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Definition of: manchineel
(man′chi·nēl′) noun
A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella) having an acrid, milky, poisonous sap. [<F mancenille <Sp. manzanilla, dim. of manzana an apple <L (mala) matiana (apples) of Matius <Matius, a Roman culinary author]
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