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Definition of Spondias purpurea
1. Noun. Common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit.
Terms within: Mombin
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Group relationships: Genus Spondias, Spondias
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spondias Purpurea
Literary usage of Spondias purpurea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"Some of them produce very pleasant fruits, among which may be mentioned Spondias
purpurea and Spondias lu tea, which are generally called hog-plum in the ..."
2. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"Some of them produce very pleasant fruits, among which may be mentioned Spondias
purpurea and Spondias lútea, which are generally called hog-plum in the ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"The seeds of Semecarpus (marking-nut tree) give an indelible black dye used in
marking linen. Spondias purpurea is the so-called Spanish plum of the West ..."
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