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MELICOCCA BIJUGA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Melicocca bijuga mean?
• MELICOCCA BIJUGA (noun)
The noun MELICOCCA BIJUGA has 1 sense:
1. tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp
Familiarity information: MELICOCCA BIJUGA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("Melicocca bijuga" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "Melicocca bijuga"):
genip; Spanish lime (round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes)
Holonyms ("Melicocca bijuga" is a member of...):
genus Melicocca; genus Melicoccus; Melicocca; Melicoccus (tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries)
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