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ambarella

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am⋅ba⋅rel⋅la

  [am-buh-rel-uh]
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–noun
Otaheite apple.
Origin:
< Sinhalese œmbarœlla < Skt āmravāṭaka a kind of tree

Otaheite apple

 
–noun
1. a Society Islands tree, Spondias cytherea, of the cashew family, having whitish flowers and yellow, edible, plumlike fruit.
2. the fruit itself.
Also called ambarella.

Origin:
1855–60
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am·ba·rel·la   (ām'bə-rěl'ə)   
n.   In both senses also called Otaheite apple.

  1. A tree (Spondias cytherea) native to the Pacific islands and grown in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible fruits.

  2. The orange-yellow, egg-shaped fruit of this tree, eaten fresh or pickled, or used to make preserves.


[Sinhalese ämbarälla, from Sanskrit āmravāṭakaḥ, a kind of tree : āmraḥ, mango tree (from amlaḥ, tart) + vāṭakaḥ, diminutive of vāṭaḥ, enclosure, garden; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.]
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