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Definition of Blade apple
1. Noun. Small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies.
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit
Group relationships: Barbados Gooseberry, Barbados-gooseberry Vine, Pereskia Aculeata
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blade Apple
Literary usage of Blade apple
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose (1919)
"The plant and fruit have several common names, one of which, blade apple, was in
use as early as 1697. Lemon vine, Barbados gooseberry, and West Indian ..."
2. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose (1919)
"The plant and fruit have several common names, one of which, blade apple, was in
use as early as 1697. Lemon vine, Barbados gooseberry, and West Indian ..."
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