CARISSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carissa mean? 

• CARISSA (noun)
  The noun CARISSA has 1 sense:

1. a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits

  Familiarity information: CARISSA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARISSA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("carissa" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "carissa"):

Carissa bispinosa; hedge thorn; natal plum (South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging)

amatungulu; Carissa grandiflora; Carissa macrocarpa; natal plum (very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves)

Holonyms ("carissa" is a member of...):

genus Carissa (Old World genus of tropical evergreen usually spiny shrubs)