CANISTEL

canistel, eggfruit

(noun) ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies

canistel, canistel tree, Pouteria campechiana nervosa

(noun) tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

canistel (plural canistels)

A tropical tree, Pouteria campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.

The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.

Anagrams

• incastle, lensatic

Source: Wiktionary



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