ROSE-APPLE TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rose-apple tree mean? 

• ROSE-APPLE TREE (noun)
  The noun ROSE-APPLE TREE has 1 sense:

1. tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROSE-APPLE TREE (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 tree" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "rose-apple tree"):

rose apple (fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections)

Holonyms ("rose-apple tree" is a member of...):

Eugenia; genus Eugenia (tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood)