emu apple

emu apple
noun
: an Australian tree (Owenia acidula); also : its subacid fruit that is about as large as a small nectarine

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emu apple,
1. an Australian tree of the mahogany family that has a sour, edible fruit.
2. the fruit.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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