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Definition of Jambos
1. Noun. Used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos).
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Myrtaceae, Myrtaceae, Myrtle Family
Definition of Jambos
1. jambo [n] - See also: jambo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jambos
Literary usage of Jambos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica: Comprising the Characteristic by William Boericke, Oscar E. Boericke (1906)
"... EUGENIA Jambos. (Rose-Apple.) Acne, simple and indurated. The pimples are
painful for some distance around. Acne rosacea. Nausea; better smoking. ..."
2. The American Homœopathic Dispensatory by Theodore D. Williams (1884)
"... jambos. VULG., Malabar plumb tree, Narrow-leaved engenia, Rose apple. This plant
is indigenous to the Indies, and tropical America. ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"Flower of rose-apple, Eugenia Jambos. (Natural size.) late, mostly acute, l%-3 in.
long: fls. ... Frs. sometimes used in jelly-making. 6. Jambos, Linn. ..."
4. The timber trees, timber and fancy woods, as also, the forests of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"Jamb, HIND., Eugenia jambos, I,itm. •Tamba, MAHR,, CAN., luga xylocarpa, ...
DC., syn. of Eugenia jambos, Linn. Jam boo, HIND., Inga xylocarpa, DC., ..."
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