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Meaning of GENIP

Pronunciation:  gu'nip

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes
  2. [n]  tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp
 
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 Synonyms: ginep, honey berry, mamoncillo, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus, Spanish lime, Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree
 
 See Also: edible fruit, fruit tree, genip, genip, genus Melicocca, genus Melicoccus, ginep, honey berry, mamoncillo, Melicocca, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus, Melicoccus, Spanish lime tree

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gen"ip\, n., or Genip tree \Genip tree\
1. Any tree or shrub of the genus {Genipa}.
2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree {Melicocca bijuga},
   which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees
   {Exothea paniculata} and {E. trifoliata}.
 
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