ketembilla

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noun

Any plant of species Dovyalis hebecarpa, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.

Similar
Ceylon gooseberrykitambillakitembillaketembilla treeDovyalis hebecarpa
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Meanings

nounketembilla (plural ketembillas)

plural ketembillas

  1. Any plant of species Dovyalis hebecarpa, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.
  2. Edible fruit of such plant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India

Similar
kitembillakitambillaketembilla treeCeylon gooseberryDovyalis hebecarpa
Broader

nounmaroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves

Similar
kitembillakitambilla
Broader
edible fruit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

ketembilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketembilla

MLA

“ketembilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketembilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ketembilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketembilla.

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