yellow mombin tree

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A tropical American tree that grows yellow fruit you can eat

noun

: árbol de mombin amarillo

Many birds are attracted to the yellow mombin tree because of its sweet, yellow fruits.

Examples

Farmers harvest the fruit of the yellow mombin tree to sell in local markets.
The yellow mombin tree thrives in regions with warm, humid climates.
The yellow mombin tree is known for its delicious fruit.
I saw a yellow mombin tree in the park.
Farmers harvest the fruit of the yellow mombin tree to sell in local markets.
Many birds are attracted to the yellow mombin tree because of its sweet, yellow fruits.
The yellow mombin tree thrives in regions with warm, humid climates.

Synonyms

yellow mombin

vsyellow mombin tree

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A tropical tree that bears small yellow fruit used for food and garden decoration

is the botanical species described by its edible yellow fruit

Spondias mombin

vsyellow mombin tree

Specialized

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A tropical tree that makes small yellow fruit used for juice and jam

is the same species but described without family detail

mombin

vsyellow mombin tree

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A tropical tree or its small edible fruit, like a plum

is specifically the American tree producing edible yellow fruit

hog plum

vsyellow mombin tree

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A small tree or shrub that produces edible yellow fruit

is the specific tropical American tree referred to by this common name

How Edible

mango tree

4 1.5

yellow mombin tree

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apple tree

21 1.0

oak

126 1.0

yew

5 6.7

Surface Forms

yellow mombin tree singular

yellow mombin trees plural

Morphology

yellow + mombin + tree

This is a literal descriptive noun phrase: 'yellow' (a color) + 'mombin' (a tropical tree/fruit) + 'tree' (a plant) combine to denote a tree of the mombin species characterized by yellow fruit or color. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift and the adjective+noun+noun composition is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can derive the meaning.

Etymology

Yellow mombin tree may come from local names for its small, bright fruit. The word mombin was the name people used for the fruit, so calling the plant the yellow mombin tree simply means 'the tree that has yellow mombin fruit'.