mango

noun (plural mangoes or mangos)

• 1a fleshy, oval, yellowish-red tropical fruit which is eaten ripe or used green for pickles or chutneys.

• 2 (also mango tree) the evergreen tropical Indian tree which bears the mango.

  • Mangifera indica, family Anacardiaceae

• 3a tropical American hummingbird that typically has green plumage with purple feathers on the wings, tail, or head.

  • Genus Anthracothorax, family Trochilidae: several species