CARISSA MACROCARPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carissa macrocarpa mean? 

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

1. very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARISSA MACROCARPA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

amatungulu; Carissa grandiflora; Carissa macrocarpa; natal plum

Hypernyms ("Carissa macrocarpa" is a kind of...):

carissa (a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits)

Meronyms (parts of "Carissa macrocarpa"):

carissa plum; natal plum (edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant)