MOMBIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does mombin mean?
• MOMBIN (noun)
The noun MOMBIN has 2 senses:
1. common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit
2. purplish tropical fruit
Familiarity information: MOMBIN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MOMBIN (noun)
Meaning:
Common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
jocote; mombin; mombin tree; Spondias purpurea
Hypernyms ("mombin" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "mombin"):
mombin (purplish tropical fruit)
Holonyms ("mombin" is a member of...):
genus Spondias; Spondias (tropical trees having one-seeded fruit)
Meaning:
Purplish tropical fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("mombin" is a kind of...):
edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)
Holonyms ("mombin" is a part of...):
jocote; mombin; mombin tree; Spondias purpurea (common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit)
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