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EUGENIA JAMBOS

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Meaning:

Tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit

Synonyms:

Eugenia jambos; jambosa; rose-apple tree; rose apple

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Eugenia jambos" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "Eugenia jambos"):

rose apple (fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections)

Holonyms ("Eugenia jambos" is a member of...):

Eugenia; genus Eugenia (tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood)

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