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DOVYALIS CAFFRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dovyalis caffra mean?
• DOVYALIS CAFFRA (noun)
The noun DOVYALIS CAFFRA has 1 sense:
1. vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits
Familiarity information: DOVYALIS CAFFRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dovyalis caffra; kei apple; kei apple bush
Hypernyms ("Dovyalis caffra" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Meronyms (parts of "Dovyalis caffra"):
kai apple (South African fruit smelling and tasting like apricots; used for pickles and preserves)
Holonyms ("Dovyalis caffra" is a member of...):
Dovyalis; genus Dovyalis (small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka)
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