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Definition of Grias cauliflora
1. Noun. West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango.
Terms within: Anchovy Pear, River Pear
Group relationships: Genus Grias, Grias
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grias Cauliflora
Literary usage of Grias cauliflora
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In general, anchovies are five to seven inches long, shaped like herrings, and
have a pointed head and projecting upper jaw. ANCHOVY-PEAR (Grias cauliflora) ..."
2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1890)
"Grias cauliflora.—The anchovy pear of Jamaica. Tho fruit is pickled and eaten
like the mango, having a similar taste. ..."
3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1906)
"... inducing the cohabitation of ants ; the " sand-box tree " (Hura crc pi,tans),
with a very spiny trunk; and the "anchovy- pear" (Grias cauliflora), ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1906)
"... a very spiny trunk; and the "anchovy- pear" (Grias cauliflora), which is
notable for its unbranched trunk directly out of which grow flowers "and fruit. ..."
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