native pomegranate

native pomegranate
noun
small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the pomegranate
Syn: ↑Capparis arborea
Hypernyms: ↑caper

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noun
1. : any of several Australian plants of the genus Capparis
2. : the edible fruit of a native pomegranate resembling the pomegranate

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