Definition of Genipa Americana

1. Noun. Tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit.

Exact synonyms: Genipap Fruit, Jagua, Marmalade Box
Terms within: Genipap, Genipap Fruit
Group relationships: Genus Genipa
Generic synonyms: Genipa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genipa Americana

Geneva gown
Geneva lens measure
Geneva mechanism
Geneva mechanisms
Geneva wheel
Geneva wheels
Genevan
Genevanism
Genevans
Geneve
Genevese
Genevieve
Genf
Genghis Khan
Gengou phenomenon
Genipa Americana (current term)
Genista anglica
Genista hispanica
Genista raetam
Genista tinctoria
Genk
Gennari
Gennari's band
Gennari's stria
Genoa
Genoan
Genoans
Genoese
Genova
Genovese

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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