Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rubiaceous genus of tropical America, closely allied to Gardenia of the old world.
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- noun any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind
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Examples
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The mammee-tree and the genipa, * with large and shining leaves, raise their branches vertically towards the sky; whilst those of the courbaril and the erythrina form, as they extend, a thick canopy of verdure.
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* They were recognizable by their black beards and their gloomy and sullen air, and were walking slowly on the horizontal branches of a genipa.
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Here were the gigantic mammee-tree, and the genipa, with large and shining leaves, raising their branches vertically towards the sky; while others, extending their boughs horizontally, formed a thick canopy of verdure over the entrance.
The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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They were recognizable by their black beards and their gloomy and sullen air, and were walking slowly on the horizontal branches of a genipa.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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The mammee-tree and the genipa, * (* Caruto, Genipa americana.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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