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Compound of elephant + apple. Limonia acidissima: due to the skin of the fruit being akin to the skin of elephants.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
elephant apple
Today it means: otenga (Dillenia indica) Full definition →
Today it means: otenga (Dillenia indica) Full definition →
Compound of elephant + apple. Limonia acidissima: due to the skin of the fruit being akin to the skin of elephants.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.