Meanings
nounyangmei (plural yangmeis)
plural yangmeis
- The edible crimson fruit of the subtropical tree Myrica rubra.
Synonyms: yumberry, Chinese bayberry, Japanese bayberry, red bayberry, yamamomo, waxberry
- The tree itself.
Synonyms: Chinese strawberry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe edible crimson fruit of the subtropical tree Myrica rubra.
nounThe tree itself.
Similar
Chinese strawberry
Also see
Origin
- Mandarin楊梅 /杨梅
- Englishyangmei
Borrowed from Mandarin 楊梅 /杨梅 (yángméi).
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Chinese Cantonese 楊梅 /杨梅
- 楊梅 /杨梅 (joeng⁴ mui⁴)fruit
Chinese Mandarin 楊梅 /杨梅
- 楊梅 /杨梅 (yángméi)fruit
Japanese 山桃
- 山桃 (yamamomo)fruit
Korean 소귀, 양매
- 소귀 (sogwi)fruit
- 양매 (yangmae)fruit
Polish owoc woskownicy czerwonej, woskownica czerwona
- owoc woskownicy czerwonejfruit
- woskownica czerwonatree
Swedish bärpors, kinesisk arbutus
- bärporstree
- kinesisk arbutustree
Tagalog tsampoy, sampoy
- tsampoyfruit
- sampoyfruit
- sampuyfruit
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APA
yangmei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yangmei
MLA
“yangmei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yangmei. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yangmei,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yangmei.
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