| NOUN | plant | silk wood, Jamaican cherry, calabur tree, calabura, silkwood, Muntingia calabura | a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit |
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| Meaning | A fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves. | |
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| Synonyms | Jamaican cherry, calabur tree, calabura, silkwood, Muntingia calabura | |
| Member of | Muntingia, genus Muntingia | One species |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Spanish | calabura, silkwood | |
| Catalan | calabura | |
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