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JAGUA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jagua mean?
• JAGUA (noun)
The noun JAGUA has 1 sense:
1. tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit
Familiarity information: JAGUA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Genipa Americana; genipap fruit; jagua; marmalade box
Hypernyms ("jagua" is a kind of...):
genipa (any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind)
Meronyms (parts of "jagua"):
genipap; genipap fruit (a succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind)
Holonyms ("jagua" is a member of...):
genus Genipa (tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs bearing yellow flowers and succulent edible fruit with a thick rind)
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