vi-apple

noun

The Otaheite apple (Spondias dulcis).

OriginTahitian vī ← Proto-Polynesian *wii →
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Meanings

nounvi-apple (plural vi-apples)

plural vi-apples

  1. The Otaheite apple (Spondias dulcis).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ambarella

Origin

  1. Proto-Polynesian*wii
  2. Tahitianvī“Spondias dulcis”
  3. Englishvi-apple

From Tahitian vī (“Spondias dulcis”), from Proto-Polynesian *wii + apple.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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