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NARANJILLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges
Synonyms:
naranjilla; Solanum quitoense
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("naranjilla" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("naranjilla" is a member of...):
genus Solanum; Solanum (type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)