- A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical
America (Calyptranthes Jambolana), with astringent bark, used for
dyeing. It bears an edible fruit.
- The edible fruit of a small North American tree of the
genus Viburnum (V. Lentago), having white flowers in flat cymes; also,
the tree itself. Called also nannyberry.
- Tropical fruit - Tropical fruit used for jelly - A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the
order Passifloreae. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet
high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed
leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of
making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit,
which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled. - A tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the
western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet
edible fruit; also, the fruit itself.
- A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the
Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It
bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.
- Spread dairy product over nut and pumpkin - Type of pumpkin - Type of squash - An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family,
and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the
latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut. - The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C. nuciferum, of
S. America; -- called also Souari nut.