SWEET CUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet cup mean? 

• SWEET CUP (noun)
  The noun SWEET CUP has 1 sense:

1. the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle

  Familiarity information: SWEET CUP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWEET CUP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

bell apple; sweet cup; water lemon; yellow granadilla

Hypernyms ("sweet cup" is a kind of...):

passion fruit (egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks)

Holonyms ("sweet cup" is a part of...):

Jamaica honeysuckle; Passiflora laurifolia; yellow granadilla (West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit)