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Otaheite apple
Oˊta-hei′te ap′ple
.[So named from
Otaheite
, or Tahiti, one of the Society Islands.] (Bot.)
(a)
The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree (
Spondias dulcis
), also called vi-apple
. It is rather larger than an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine, but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples. (b)
A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree (
Jambosa Malaccensis
) which bears crimson berries.