JABOTICABA

jaboticaba

(noun) tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit grown in Brazil

jaboticaba, jaboticaba tree, Myrciaria cauliflora

(noun) small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

jaboticaba (plural jaboticabas)

The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Its fruit, purplish-black with a white pulp, which can be eaten raw or used in jellies and drinks.

Source: Wiktionary



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