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Ceylon gooseberry

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of ketembilla.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ketembilla

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ketembilla, kitembilla, kitambilla, ketembilla tree, Dovyalis hebecarpa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tree

History

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