pitch apple

pitch apple
noun
a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers
Hypernyms: ↑strangler, ↑strangler tree
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Clusia

* * *

noun
Etymology: pitch (I)
: a common tropical American tree (Clusia rosea) that has coarse evergreen leaves, solitary white or rose flowers, and a whitish resinous fruit and that when young often grows over other trees like a vine in such a way as to strangle them — called also strangler fig

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pitch correction — is the process of correcting the intonation of an audio signal without affecting other aspects of its sound. Pitch correction first detects the pitch of an audio signal (using a live pitch detection algorithm), then calculates the desired change… …   Wikipedia

  • Apple IIGS — Mac specs Introduced=September 1986 MSRP=999 CPU=65C816 CPUspeed=2.8 MHz OS=Apple ProDOS, Apple GS/OS RAM=256 KB or 1 MB (expandable up to 8 MB) RAMtype= Discontinued=December 1992The Apple sc|IIgs, the fifth model inception of the Apple II, was… …   Wikipedia

  • Apple (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Apple Type = Studio album Artist = Mother Love Bone Released = July 1990 September 8, 2003 (reissue) Recorded = September 1989 – November 1989 at The Plant, Sausalito, California and London Bridge Studios, Seattle,… …   Wikipedia

  • pitch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. note, modulation, tone; roll, plunge, toss, dip, reel, lurch; slant, slope, drop; ascent, rise, grade, height, range; resin, tar. v. t. throw, toss; build, erect, set, establish; cast, heave. v. i.… …   English dictionary for students

  • Fiona Apple — Infobox musical artist Name = Fiona Apple Img capt = Fiona Apple at a concert in Seattle Background = solo singer Birth name = Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart Born = birth date and age|1977|9|13 Manhattan, New York, United States Origin = Genre =… …   Wikipedia

  • Earth pitch — Earth Earth ([ e]rth), n. [AS. eor[eth]e; akin to OS. ertha, OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. j[ o]r[eth], Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. a[=i]r[thorn]a, OHG. ero, Gr. ?, adv., to earth, and perh. to E. ear to plow.] 1. The globe or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Earth apple — Earth Earth ([ e]rth), n. [AS. eor[eth]e; akin to OS. ertha, OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. j[ o]r[eth], Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. a[=i]r[thorn]a, OHG. ero, Gr. ?, adv., to earth, and perh. to E. ear to plow.] 1. The globe or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Big Apple Softball League — The Big Apple Softball League (BASL) is a LGBT softball league located in the New York City area. The league is open to all skill levels and abilities, and to all people regardless of race, religion, age, race, religion, gender expression or… …   Wikipedia

  • Clusia — fluminensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • strangler fig — noun 1. a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers • Syn: ↑pitch apple, ↑Clusia rosea, ↑Clusia major • Hypernyms: ↑strangler, ↑strangler tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”