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NARANJILLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does naranjilla mean?
• NARANJILLA (noun)
The noun NARANJILLA has 1 sense:
1. small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges
Familiarity information: NARANJILLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
naranjilla; Solanum quitoense
Hypernyms ("naranjilla" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("naranjilla" is a member of...):
genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)
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