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Definition of Chrysophyllum cainito

1. Noun. 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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chrysophyllum Cainito

Literary usage of Chrysophyllum cainito

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Chrysophyllum cainito (X Уа). globular and smooth. A cross-section shows the star- shaped core, whence the common name. It varies from white to purple in ..."

2. Contributions to the Paleobotany of Peru, Bolivia and Chile: Five Papers by Edward Wilber Berry (1922)
"... and the Sandwich Islands, and in all tropical countries by the cultivated star apple, Chrysophyllum cainito Linne, a native of the West Indies. ..."

3. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico). by Charles Sprague Sargent (1905)
"The most valuable species, Chrysophyllum cainito, L., a native of the West Indies and now cultivated in all tropical countries and naturalized in many parts ..."

4. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1917)
"Star-apple (Cainito) (Chrysophyllum cainito).— The star-apple is one of the less important fruits which abound in Cuba. It is not very extensively used, ..."

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