ROSE-APPLE TREE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit

Synonyms:

Eugenia jambos; jambosa; rose-apple tree; rose apple

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("rose-apple tree" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "rose-apple tree"):

rose apple (fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections)

Holonyms ("rose-apple tree" is a member of...):

Eugenia; genus Eugenia (tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood)