Define the word genip"Genip" 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.]
"genip" 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]
"genip" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
genip
n 1: 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, ginep, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus]
2: round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and
sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes [syn: Spanish lime]
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