Man`chi*neel" (?), n. [Sp.
manzanillo, fr. manzana an apple, fr. L. malum
Matianum a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit.]
(Bot.) A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane
Mancinella) of tropical America, having a poisonous and
blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling
an apple.
Bastard manchineel, a tree (Cameraria
latifolia) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous
properties. Lindley.