Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mammee \Mam*mee"\, n. [Haytian mamey.] (Bot.)
A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus
{Mammea} ({M. Americana}); also, its fruit. The latter is
large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a
bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It
is often called {mammee apple}.
Marten \Mar"ten\, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F.
martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS.
mear?, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m["o]r?r. Cf.
{Foumart}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of
the genus {Mustela}, closely allied to the sable. Among
the more important species are the European beech, or
stone, marten ({Mustela foina}); the pine marten ({M.
martes}); and the American marten, or sable ({M.
Americana}), which some zo["o]logists consider only a
variety of the Russian sable.
2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.