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mamme

noun
mam·me | \ˈmämā\
plural mamme or mammes

Definition of mamme 

: the overwintering crop of the caprifig maturing in the spring — compare mammoni, profichi

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History and Etymology for mamme

Italian dialect, plural of mamma, literally, breast, from Latin; from the shape of the fruit

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