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Definition of Genipa
1. Noun. Any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind.
Group relationships: Genus Genipa
Specialized synonyms: Genipa Americana, Genipap Fruit, Jagua, Marmalade Box
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genipa
Literary usage of Genipa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"The flavor is characteristic and very pronounced; it may be likened to that of
dried apples, but is stronger, and the aroma is more penetrating. The genipa ..."
2. The Field, the Garden, and the Woodland; Or, Interesting Facts Respecting by Anne Pratt (1847)
"... and Peas—Nuts —Seed-vessel of the Violet—Touch-me-not—genipa Tree —Pot
Tree—Molucca Beans—Guernsey Lily—Trees on high rocks—Beauties of Meadow. ..."
3. A Botanical Materia Medica by Jonathan Stokes (1812)
"genipa. Plum, a Burm. 127. t. 136, the parts of fructification cop. in Tourn.
inst. t. 436. Gardenia genipa. Swarts. obs. 84; prodr. 51. ..."
4. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1892)
"Embryo comparatively large, or Fio. 480.—genipa ... B, transverse section of
seed : C, cotyledons. F o. 481.—genipa ..."
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