ROSE APPLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rose apple mean?
• ROSE APPLE (noun)
The noun ROSE APPLE has 2 senses:
1. tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit
2. fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections
Familiarity information: ROSE APPLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ROSE APPLE (noun)
Meaning:
Tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Eugenia jambos; jambosa; rose apple; rose-apple tree
Hypernyms ("rose apple" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "rose apple"):
rose apple (fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections)
Holonyms ("rose apple" is a member of...):
Eugenia; genus Eugenia (tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood)
Meaning:
Fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("rose apple" is a kind of...):
edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)
Holonyms ("rose apple" is a part of...):
Eugenia jambos; jambosa; rose apple; rose-apple tree (tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit)
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