capulin tree
- noun
- US
:
árbol de capulín
- Many locals harvest the small, dark cherries from the capulin tree in late summer.
Examples
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A mature capulin tree can produce a plentiful crop of sweet, edible fruit each year.
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The capulin tree thrives in the highlands of Central America.
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The capulin tree produces sweet fruit.
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Have you ever tasted a capulin tree fruit?
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A mature capulin tree can produce a plentiful crop of sweet, edible fruit each year.
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Many locals harvest the small, dark cherries from the capulin tree in late summer.
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The capulin tree thrives in the highlands of Central America.
Synonyms
A small dark fruit like a cherry from Mexico and Central America, or the tree that grows it
A tree from Mexico that makes dark purple, almost black cherries
A Mexican black cherry tree from Central and South America with sweet edible fruit
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Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable by combining 'capulin' (a Mexican cherry or tree) with 'tree' (a plant), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the tree that bears capulin fruit. This is a regular noun+noun species naming pattern common across languages, making the expression immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
The noun capulin tree comes from the Spanish word capulín for a 'small dark cherry' and the English word tree. Picture a tree full of little dark cherries you can eat, and you see why the name means the Mexican black cherry tree that bears edible fruit.