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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 fruitplay

2. fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confectionsplay

  Familiarity information: ROSE APPLE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROSE APPLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Eugenia jambos; jambosa; rose-apple tree; rose apple

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)


Sense 2

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 tree; rose apple (tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit)


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