eggfruit

eggfruit
egg·fruit (ĕgʹfro͞ot') n.

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  • eggfruit-tree — siauralapis sargetis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sapotinių šeimos medieninis, vaisinis augalas (Pouteria campechiana), paplitęs Meksikoje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Lucuma campechiana; Lucuma nervosa; Lucuma rivicoa var.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • eggfruit — /ˈɛgfrut/ (say egfrooht) noun → eggplant …  

  • eggfruit — noun ovoid orange yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies • Syn: ↑canistel • Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit • Part Holonyms: ↑canistel, ↑canistel tree, ↑Pouteria campechiana nervosa * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • eggfruit caterpillar — /ɛgfrut ˈkætəpɪlə/ (say egfrooht katuhpiluh) noun the caterpillar of the cream and brown butterfly, Sceliodes cordialis, the caterpillar living and feeding inside the fruit of the eggplant; a pest of the eggplant in Australia …  

  • Pouteria — Eggfruit redirects here; not to be confused with the Eggplant (Solanum melongena). Pouteria Canistel (P. campechiana) Scientific classif …   Wikipedia

  • canistel — noun 1. tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit • Syn: ↑canistel tree, ↑Pouteria campechiana nervosa • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Pouteria, ↑genus Pouteria …   Useful english dictionary

  • lucuma — I. ˈlük(y)əmə Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish lúcuma eggfruit synonym of pouteria II. noun ( s) Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

  • canistel — can·is·tel (kănʹĭ stĕl ) n. In both senses also called eggfruit. 1. A tree (Pouteria campechiana), native to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean and having very sweet oval fruit with a musky odor. 2. The fruit of this tree.   [American… …   Universalium

  • canistel — n. 1. a tropical tree of Florida and West Indies ({Pouteria campechiana nervosa}) yielding edible fruit. Syn: canistel tree. [WordNet 1.5] 2. an ovoid orange yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies. Syn: eggfruit. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pouteria campechiana nervosa — canistel canistel n. 1. a tropical tree of Florida and West Indies ({Pouteria campechiana nervosa}) yielding edible fruit. Syn: canistel tree. [WordNet 1.5] 2. an ovoid orange yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies. Syn: eggfruit.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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