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STAR APPLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does star apple mean?
• STAR APPLE (noun)
The noun STAR APPLE has 1 sense:
1. evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides
Familiarity information: STAR APPLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
caimito; Chrysophyllum cainito; star apple
Hypernyms ("star apple" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Holonyms ("star apple" is a member of...):
Chrysophyllum; genus Chrysophyllum (tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs)
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