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Webster 1913 Edition


Jambolana


Jamˊbo-la′na

,
Noun.
[Cf. Pg.
jambolão
a kind of tropical fruit.]
(Bot.)
A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America (
Calyptranthes Jambolana
), with astringent bark, used for dyeing. It bears an edible fruit.

Definition 2024


jambolana

jambolana

English

Noun

jambolana (plural jambolanas)

  1. Calyptranthes jambolana, a myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America with astringent bark and edible fruit.