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GARAMBULLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does garambulla mean?
• GARAMBULLA (noun)
The noun GARAMBULLA has 2 senses:
1. arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit
Familiarity information: GARAMBULLA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
garambulla; garambulla cactus; Myrtillocactus geometrizans
Hypernyms ("garambulla" is a kind of...):
cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)
Meronyms (parts of "garambulla"):
garambulla (small berrylike fruit)
Holonyms ("garambulla" is a member of...):
genus Myrtillocactus; Myrtillocactus (small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central America)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small berrylike fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("garambulla" is a kind of...):
edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)
Holonyms ("garambulla" is a part of...):
garambulla; garambulla cactus; Myrtillocactus geometrizans (arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit)
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