MAMONCILLO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mamoncillo mean? 

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

1. tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAMONCILLO (noun)

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Meaning:

Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genip; ginep; honey berry; mamoncillo; Melicocca bijuga; Melicocca bijugatus; Spanish lime; Spanish lime tree

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

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "mamoncillo"):

genip; Spanish lime (round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes)

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

genus Melicocca; genus Melicoccus; Melicocca; Melicoccus (tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries)