| NOUN | plant | carissa | a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits |
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| Sounds | kaariy'sah | |
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| Rhymes | balsa ... Walesa: 36 rhymes with sah... | |
| Meaning | A shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits. | |
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| Member of | genus Carissa | Old World genus of tropical evergreen usually spiny shrubs |
| Narrower | hedge thorn, natal plum, Carissa bispinosa | South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit |
| natal plum, amatungulu, Carissa macrocarpa, Carissa grandiflora | Very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves | |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
| Spanish | carissa | |
| Catalan | carissa, Carissa | |
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