Meanings
plural star apples · alternative starapple
- A tropical tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the Sapotaceae.
Synonyms: caimito, cainito, milk fruit, star plum, tar apple
- The fruit of C. cainito.
While Giles had money to waste upon gambling marbles, thanks to his three acres of limes, pawpaw, star apples and melon.
2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 302
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tropical tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the Sapotaceae.
More synonyms by meaning
nounevergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French caïmite, pomme de lait
- caïmitethe fruit of C. cainito
- pomme de laitthe fruit of C. cainito
Portuguese abio
- abiothe fruit of C. cainito
Spanish caimito
- caimitothe fruit of C. cainito
Tagalog kaimito, kainito
- kaimitothe fruit of C. cainito
- kainitothe fruit of C. cainito
Vietnamese vú sữa
- vú sữathe fruit of C. cainito
Cite this entry
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