Meanings
nouncapulin (plural capulins)
plural capulins
- The Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
- A tropical American tree (Trema micrantha), the bark of which yields a strong fiber
- A groundcherry (any of most species of Physalis).
- A Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
- A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura, sole species of Muntingia).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMexican black cherry tree having edible fruit
Similar
capulin treePrunus capuli
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Origin
- Classical Nahuatlcapolin
- Spanishcapulín
- Englishcapulin
From Spanish capulín, from Classical Nahuatl capolin.
More words from Spanish, Classical Nahuatl
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