Definition of Rose apple

1. Noun. Tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit.

Exact synonyms: Eugenia Jambos, Jambosa, Rose-apple Tree
Group relationships: Eugenia, Genus Eugenia
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree

2. Noun. Fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections.
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit
Group relationships: Eugenia Jambos, Jambosa, Rose-apple Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rose Apple

rose-cheeked
rose-colored
rose-colored pastor
rose-colored starling
rose-coloured
rose-cut
rose-garden
rose-petal
rose-petals
rose-red
rose-ringed parakeet
rose-root
rose acacia
rose apple (current term)
rose bay
rose bed
rose beetle
rose bengal
rose bengal radioactive test
rose bug
rose burner
rose campion
rose cephalic tetanus
rose chafer
rose chafers
rose chestnut
rose cold
rose curve

Literary usage of Rose apple

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1852)
"Above we givo a portrait of the Summer rose apple. Mr. Downing says it ¡sa very pretty and very excellent apple, highly esteemed as a dessert fruit. ..."

2. A Residence at Sierra Leone: Described from a Journal Kept on the Spot, and by Elizabeth Colville Colville of Culross, Elizabeth Melville, Caroline Sheridan Norton (1849)
"... Tropical Scenery — Rose-apple — Drive to Freetown — Household Perplexities — Sea-breeze— Harmattan — Fruit and Vegetables — Prices of Provisions. ..."

3. Buddhist Legends by Buddhaghosa, Eugene Watson Burlingame (1921)
"So, placing a branch of rose-apple in her hands,1 [223] they dismissed her ... Adopting the name "Nun of the Rose-Apple," she left the hermitage and went ..."

4. The Everglades and Other Essays Relating to Southern Florida by John Clayton Gifford (1912)
"Closely related to the guava is the rose apple, the fruits of which have such a ... Enter a narrow tropical valley in a thicket of rose apple, with rose ..."

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