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Webster 1913 Edition

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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.

jambolana ‎(plural jambolanas)