1) The tree itself
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(Chrysophyllum cainito), tropical American tree, of the sapodilla family (Sapotaceae), native to the West Indies and Central America. It is ...
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The purple, white, green, yellow, or rose-colored fruit of a West Indian tree. When cut open, the seeds are disposed into the shape of a star. Also called 'caimit.'
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The purple, white, green, yellow, or rose-colored fruit of a West Indian tree. When cut open, the seeds are disposed into the shape of a star. Also called "caimit."
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Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito) is an evergreen tree of the natural order Sapotaceae, native to the West Indies. Its branches are clothed with rusty down, and the juice milky. The Star Apple has alternate, rectangular leaves covered with rusty hairs on the underside, and small white flowers. The edible fruit is similar to a largish apple, yellow...
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Star-apple is a West Indian fruit of the tree Chrysophylum cainito resembling a large purple apple. It is so named from its core which appears to be a star-shape when the fruit is cut through.
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n] - evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides
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caimito noun evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides
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the edible fruit of a West Indian tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the sapodilla family, which when cut across exhibits a star-shaped figure within. · the tree itself.
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