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CAIMITO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caimito mean?
• CAIMITO (noun)
The noun CAIMITO has 1 sense:
1. evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides
Familiarity information: CAIMITO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
caimito; Chrysophyllum cainito; star apple
Hypernyms ("caimito" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Holonyms ("caimito" is a member of...):
Chrysophyllum; genus Chrysophyllum (tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs)
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