Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tree of the myrtle family, Eugenia Luschnathiana, native to northern Brazil, which bears edible fruit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Talisia esculenta, a
South American tree. - noun Eugenia luschnathiana, an
evergreen shrub ofBrazil . - noun The sweetish-sour brown-skinned
fruit of Talisia esculenta. - noun The
globose orange-yellowberry of Eugenia luschnathiana.
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Examples
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The region has native fruits like araticum, buriti, cagaita, ingá, jatobá, magaba, pitaya, pitomba and pequi that are eaten regionally but are often little known in the rest of Brazil.
Chris McGowan: The Importance of Being Cerrado: Brazil's Other Huge, Endangered Ecosystem 2009
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I've used this on miracle fruit, coffee, pitomba, jaboticaba and lychee.
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