name
Meaning 1
A female given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Carissa
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CMU ARPABET: K AA0 R IY1 S AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any plant of the genus Carissa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: hedge thorn, natal plum, Carissa bispinosa, amatungulu, Carissa macrocarpa, Carissa grandiflora
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