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    SPANISH LIME TREE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulpplay

    Synonyms:

    genip; ginep; honey berry; mamoncillo; Melicocca bijuga; Melicocca bijugatus; Spanish lime; Spanish lime tree

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Spanish lime tree" is a kind of...):

    fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

    Meronyms (parts of "Spanish lime tree"):

    genip; Spanish lime (round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes)

    Holonyms ("Spanish lime tree" is a member of...):

    genus Melicocca; genus Melicoccus; Melicocca; Melicoccus (tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries)

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