kwai muk

noun

a species of plant (Artocarpus parvus) endemic to South-East Asia and China

OriginCantonese 桂木 →
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Meanings

nounkwai muk (plural kwai muks)

plural kwai muks

  1. a species of plant (Artocarpus parvus) endemic to South-East Asia and China

    The Kwai muk is native to southern China, where it grows wild in Kwangtung Province, on Hainan Island, and in Hong Kong.

    2016 July 15, Rolf Blancke, Tropical Fruits and Other Edible Plants of the World: An Illustrated Guide, Cornell University Press, →ISBN, page 28
  2. the fruit of this plant

Origin

  1. Cantonese桂木
  2. Englishkwai muk

Borrowed from Cantonese 桂木 (gwai3 muk6).

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APA

kwai muk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwai%20muk

MLA

“kwai muk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwai%20muk. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kwai muk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwai%20muk.

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