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rose-apple tree

rose-apple tree

9.6
A tropical tree that produces sweet, fragrant fruit often eaten fresh
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : manzano rosa
  • The rose-apple tree produces fruit that is sweet and fragrant, popular in many tropical countries.

Examples

  • During the harvest season, villagers gather under the rose-apple tree to collect its ripe fruit.

  • A rose-apple tree can be found growing in her grandfather's backyard in Indonesia.

  • The rose-apple tree is known for its fragrant fruit.

  • Have you ever tasted a rose-apple tree fruit?

  • During the harvest season, villagers gather under the rose-apple tree to collect its ripe fruit.

  • The rose-apple tree produces fruit that is sweet and fragrant, popular in many tropical countries.

  • A rose-apple tree can be found growing in her grandfather's backyard in Indonesia.

Synonyms

jambos
vsrose-apple tree
  • Indian
9.9

A tropical tree with round, rose-scented fruit you can eat

is the same tree but called by another common name
rose apple
vsrose-apple tree
  • US
8.3

A tropical tree that produces fragrant, edible fruit like a small apple

is the same idea but often given a different common name
Eugenia jambos
vsrose-apple tree
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree that produces edible fruit like a rose apple

emphasizes aroma and culinary use rather than strict botanical naming
jambosa
vsrose-apple tree
  • Indian
9.9

A tropical tree from Southeast Asia that people grow for fruit you can eat

refers to the same cultivated fruit tree but under a different botanical grouping

Surface Forms

rose-apple tree singular
rose-apple trees plural

Morphology

rose-apple + tree

The noun is a straightforward compound: X + tree denotes a tree that bears or is associated with X, so 'rose-apple tree' transparently means a tree that produces rose-apples (a kind of fruit). Even if 'rose-apple' as a lexical entry is rare, the constituent meanings ('rose'/'apple' and 'tree') and the common compounding pattern make the overall meaning derivable by a B1 learner.

Etymology

The noun rose-apple tree got its name because its fruit smells like a rose and looks like a small apple, so people called it a 'rose-apple'. That's why the name means a tropical tree that grows sweet, nice-smelling fruit.