jambos
- noun
- Indian
:
jambo
- Farmers cultivate jambos for its crisp, aromatic fruit.
Examples
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The flowers of the jambos are fragrant and attract many bees.
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The jambos tree grows well in warm, humid climates.
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The jambos tree produces sweet fruit.
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Have you ever tasted jambos?
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Farmers cultivate jambos for its crisp, aromatic fruit.
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The jambos tree grows well in warm, humid climates.
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The flowers of the jambos are fragrant and attract many bees.
Synonyms
A tropical tree that produces edible fruit like a rose apple
A tropical tree that produces sweet, fragrant fruit often eaten fresh
A tropical tree from Southeast Asia that people grow for fruit you can eat
Compounds
- Specialized
A group name once used for plants like the rose apple now placed under Eugenia
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word jambos comes from the Malay word jambu, a local name for tropical fruits such as the 'rose apple'. Europeans took this name for the tree and its rose-scented, apple-like 'fruit', so the English name still points back to the original local word.
