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noun
A tree (Muntingia calabura) native to the New World tropics, now widely cultivated, with ornamental, economic, and environmental uses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Jamaican cherry, calabura, silk wood, silkwood, Muntingia calabura
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
History
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