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Rose apple   /roʊz ˈæpəl/   Listen
Rose apple

noun
1.
Tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit.  Synonyms: Eugenia jambos, jambosa, rose-apple tree.
2.
Fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections.





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"Rose apple" Quotes from Famous Books



... delicious fruit, is seen growing everywhere, though it is not a native of these islands. Among other fruit-trees we observe the feathery tamarind, orange, lime, alligator-pear, citron-fig, date, and rose apple. Of all the flowering trees, the most conspicuous and attractive is one which bears a cloud of brilliant scarlet blossoms, each cluster ball-shaped and as large as a Florida orange. Some of the thoroughfares are lined ...
— Foot-prints of Travel - or, Journeyings in Many Lands • Maturin M. Ballou


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