canistel
canistel · canistels
канистел
Canistel, Gelbe Sapote, Eierfruchtbaum, Canistelbaum
A tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that…A tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
/ˈkænɪstəl/
Meaning
2 sensesA tropical tree, Lucuma campechiana, from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit.
Eierfruchtbaum, Canistel, Canistelbaum
канисте́лkanistél
tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit
The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.
Eierfrucht, Eifrucht, Canistel
канисте́лkanistél
Translations
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By meaning 2
tree:
fruit:
Origin
From dialectal variant of Spanish canastillo (“small basket”), from Latin canistellum, dimFrom dialectal variant of Spanish canastillo (“small basket”), from Latin canistellum, diminutive of canistrum (“basket”).
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Forms
plural: canistelsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies:eggfruit
- tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit:canistel treePouteria campechiana nervosa