caimitillo

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A tropical tree with dark, hard wood and small fruit like plums

noun

: caimitillo

Several caimitillo trees stood at the edge of the rainforest, heavy with purple fruit.

Examples

The dark, dense wood from the caimitillo is highly valued by local carpenters.
We tasted the sweet, juicy fruit of the caimitillo during our trip to Puerto Rico.
The caimitillo tree can grow up to 20 feet tall.
Have you ever tasted a caimitillo fruit?
Several caimitillo trees stood at the edge of the rainforest, heavy with purple fruit.
We tasted the sweet, juicy fruit of the caimitillo during our trip to Puerto Rico.
The dark, dense wood from the caimitillo is highly valued by local carpenters.

Synonyms

Chrysophyllum oliviforme

vscaimitillo

Specialized

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A tropical tree with dark, hard wood and small purple fruits like plums

is the general tropical tree noted for heavy wood and purple fruit

satinleaf

vscaimitillo

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A tropical American tree that has dark heavy wood and small purple fruit and is grown for furniture and decoration

focuses on wood and fruit characteristics rather than decorative use

Surface Forms

caimitillo singular

caimitillos plural

Etymology

Caimitillo comes from Spanish caimito and the little ending -illo, which means 'small', and caimito itself comes from a native Caribbean name for the fruit. So caimitillo is like a 'little caimito', which explains why it names a tropical tree with dark wood and small, plum-like purple fruit.