GENIPAP

genipap, genipap fruit

(noun) a succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

genipap (plural genipaps)

The North and South American tree Genipa americana of the family Rubiaceae.

The fruit of this tree, oval in shape, as a large as a small orange, of a pale greenish color, and with dark purple juice.

Anagrams

• nippage

Source: Wiktionary


Gen"i*pap, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The edible fruit of a West Indian tree (Genipa Americana) of the order Rubiaceæ. It is oval in shape, as a large as a small orange, of a pale greenish color, and with dark purple juice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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