ambarella

am·ba·rel·la  (mb-rl)

n. In both senses also called Otaheite apple.

1. A tree (Spondias cytherea) native to the Pacific islands and grown in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible fruits.

2. The orange-yellow, egg-shaped fruit of this tree, eaten fresh or pickled, or used to make preserves.

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[Sinhalese ämbarälla, from Sanskrit mravaka, a kind of tree : mra, mango tree (from amla, tart) + vaka, diminutive of va, enclosure, garden; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]