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Definition of Genipa americana
1. Noun. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.
Terms within: Genipap, Genipap Fruit
Group relationships: Genus Genipa
Generic synonyms: Genipa
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genipa Americana
Literary usage of Genipa americana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue by Robert Ellis, Great Britain Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, London Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, 1851 (1851)
"[Tlus fruit is the produce of genipa americana, Lin., a tree very abundant in the
... [Tin's dye is the juice of the fruit of the genipa americana, Lin. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... a West Indian and South American fruit, which is produced from the Genipa
Americana. It is a double-cell berry, with numerous seeds, grows to the size ..."
3. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"... THE GENIPA (genipa americana, L.) In parts of Brazil and in Porto Rico the
genipa is a popular fruit. Elsewhere it is of little importance. ..."
4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1795)
"... lefs vivid than the foreign dye, and therefore is now employed only as an
addition in competing the vat for indigo. • The genipa Americana, a native of ..."
5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The fruit of genipa americana, of the West Indies and South America, it u of
about the size of an orange, and of a pleasant vinous flavor. ..."
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