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Definition of Carissa grandiflora

1. Noun. Very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carissa Grandiflora

Literary usage of Carissa grandiflora

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

1. The Everglades and Other Essays Relating to Southern Florida by John Clayton Gifford (1912)
"I refer to carissa grandiflora and the Surinam cherry. Both these plants are shrubs. They are free from disease, and are easily grown. ..."

2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1877)
"G313 ) PORTRAITS OF PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND FRUITS. carissa grandiflora. ... carissa grandiflora was introduced by Cooper when collecting for Mr. Wilson ..."

3. Catalogue of the African Plants by William Philip Hiern, Alfred Barton Rendle, Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch (1898)
"This is labelled in the herbarium carissa grandiflora, a species of Alph. DC. from Natal, figured in Wood & Evans, Natal PL it 14 (1898), with bifurcate ..."

4. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"... Natal plum (carissa grandiflora) is a South African fruiting shrub which was introduced by the US Department of Agriculture and was later received for ..."

5. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"... prized for both fruit and nut; the Natal Plum (carissa grandiflora) from South Africa, with its fragrant flowers and scarlet fruit; and the White Sapote ..."

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