Define the word Melicocca bijuga"Melicocca bijuga" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Genip \Gen"ip\, n., or Genip tree \Genip tree\
1. Any tree or shrub of the genus Genipa.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree Melicocca bijuga,
which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees
Exothea paniculata and E. trifoliata; called also
ginep.
Syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry,
mamoncillo, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
"Melicocca bijuga" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
ginep \ginep\ n.
A tropical American tree (Melicocca bijuga) bearing a small
edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy
translucent pulp. [Also spelled genip.]
Syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry,
mamoncillo, Melicocca bijuga, Melicoccus bijugatus.
[WordNet 1.5]
"Melicocca bijuga" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Honeyberry \Hon"ey*ber`ry\, n.; pl. -berries.
The fruit of either of two trees having sweetish berries: (a)
An Old World hackberry (Celtis australis). (b) In the West
Indies, the genip (Melicocca bijuga).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
"Melicocca bijuga" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
mamoncillo \mamoncillo\ n.
A tropical American tree (Melicocca bijuga, or Melicocca bijugatus) bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery
skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.
Syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry, genip,
ginep, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus.
[WordNet 1.5]
"Melicocca bijuga" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
Melicocca bijuga
n : tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with
green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp
[syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry,
mamoncillo, genip, ginep, Melicocca bijugatus]
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