carissa

carissa
noun
a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits
Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Carissa

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\\kəˈrisə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin
1. capitalized : a large genus of spiny shrubs (family Apocynaceae) found in tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia
2. -s : any plant of the genus Carissa
3. also carissa plum -s : the plumlike fruit of a plant of the genus Carissa — see natal plum

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  • carissa — n. a shrub of the genus {Carissa} having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple black fruits. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Carissa —   Carissa, novia de Fofo …   Wikipedia Español

  • Carissa — ID 15365 Symbol Key CARIS Common Name carissa Family Apocynaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, PR Growth Habit N/A Du …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Carissa, S. — S. Carissa, (21. Oct. al. 19. Juni), eine Jungfrau und Martyrin aus der Gesellschaft der hl. Ursula. Ihr Leib wurde im Jahre 1157 von Köln nach Viconia in Holland transferirt …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Carissa L. — Symbol CARIS Common Name carissa Botanical Family Apocynaceae …   Scientific plant list

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