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honey berry

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hon⋅ey⋅ber⋅ry

[huhn-ee-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
–noun
genip (defs. 2, 3).

ge⋅nip

[guh-nip]
–noun
1. Also, ginep. a genipap.
2. a tropical American tree, Melicoccus bijugatus, of the soapberry family, bearing a yellow, sweet, edible fruit.
3. the fruit itself.
Also called honeyberry, Spanish lime (for defs. 2, 3).


Origin:
1750–60; shortened form of genipap
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