Mānch/i-neel′ (mānchē-′), n.

n. [It. mancinello, Sp. manzanillo, Fr. manzanille, mancenillier, N. Lat. mancanilla, manciniella, from Sp. manzana, an apple, from Lat. malum Matianum, a kind of apple, because its fruit resembles an apple.] (Bot.) A lofty tree of the West Indies (the Hippomane mancinella), so called from its effect on horses which eat of it; but its poisonous effects have been exaggerated. Its inspissated juice is used in medicine as a substitute for the resin of Guaiacum or lignum-vitæ. The wood is valuable for cabinet work, being beautifully veined with brown and white, and capable of receiving a high polish.