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Definition of Genipap fruit

1. Noun. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.

2. Noun. A succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genipap Fruit

genii genii loci genii locorum genin genioglossal muscle genioglossi genioglossus genioglossus muscle geniohyoid geniohyoideus

genion genioplasty genip genipa genipap genipap fruit (current term) genipaps genips genista genistas

genistein genisteins genistin

Literary usage of Genipap fruit

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

1. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"... genipap fruit, as large as an orange, and with an agreeable flavour. In Surinam the same fruit is called the Marmalade Box. The fruit of G. brasiliensis ..."

2. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by William Thomas Brande, George William Cox (1866)
"genipap fruit of .South America, as large as an orange and agreeably flavoured, is obtained from a plant of this ..."

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