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mombin

noun
mom·​bin | \ mōmˈbēn\
plural -s

Definition of mombin

1 : a common tropical American shrub or small tree (Spondias purpurea) with compound leaves and purple paniculate flowers

— called also jocote

— compare hog plum
2 : the edible purplish fruit of the mombin

History and Etymology for mombin

American Spanish mombín, from Carib

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