NOUN | plant | jaboticaba, jaboticaba tree, Myrciaria cauliflora | small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States |
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food | jaboticaba | tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit grown in Brazil |
Meaning | small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches. | |
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Synonyms | jaboticaba tree, Myrciaria cauliflora | |
Member of | Myrciaria, genus Myrciaria, Myrcia | A genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family |
Parts | jaboticaba | tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit grown in Brazil |
Broader | fruit tree | Tree bearing edible fruit |
Meaning | tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit grown in Brazil. | |
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Part of | jaboticaba, jaboticaba tree, Myrciaria cauliflora | small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States |
Broader | edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
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