Otaheite apple

Otaheite apple
1. a Society Islands tree, Spondias cytherea, of the cashew family, having whitish flowers and yellow, edible, plumlike fruit.
2. the fruit itself. Also called ambarella.
[1855-60]

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  • otaheite apple — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈhād.(ˌ)ē noun Usage: usually capitalized O Etymology: from Otaheite Tahiti 1. : a Polynesian tree (Spondias cytherea) having a fruit with sweet edible flesh and turpentine flavored rind 2. : the fruit of the Otaheite apple 3 …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Otaheite apple — noun a) A fruit native to Pacific islands such as Tahiti. b) The tree that bears this fruit. Syn: ambarella …   Wiktionary

  • vi-apple — Otaheite apple O ta*hei te ap ple [So named from Otaheite, or Tahiti, one of the Society Islands.] (Bot.) (a) The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree ({Spondias dulcis}), also called {vi apple}. It is rather larger than an apple, and the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vi apple — ˈvē noun also vi ( s) Etymology: vi from Tahitian : otaheite apple 1 * * * /vee/. See Otaheite apple. [ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • mountain-apple — malajinis gvazdikmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mirtinių šeimos vaisinis augalas (Syzygium malaccense), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje (Javoje, Sumatroje, Malaizijoje). atitikmenys: lot. Caryophyllus malaccensis; Eugenia malaccensis;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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