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Dovyalis hebecarpa

Dovyalis hebecarpa

9.9
A small spiny shrub from India and Sri Lanka that produces dark red, tart fruit like a gooseberry
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Dovyalis hebecarpa
  • Farmers in India often grow Dovyalis hebecarpa for its unique tart fruit.

Examples

  • The maroon fruit of Dovyalis hebecarpa is popular in homemade jams.

  • Botanists identified the shrub as Dovyalis hebecarpa due to its spiny branches and purple pulp berries.

  • The Dovyalis hebecarpa tree produces delicious fruit.

  • I found a Dovyalis hebecarpa plant in my garden.

  • Farmers in India often grow Dovyalis hebecarpa for its unique tart fruit.

  • The maroon fruit of Dovyalis hebecarpa is popular in homemade jams.

  • Botanists identified the shrub as Dovyalis hebecarpa due to its spiny branches and purple pulp berries.

Synonyms

Ceylon gooseberry
vsDovyalis hebecarpa
8.0

A small spiny tree from Sri Lanka and India that has purple fruit with sweet, tart flesh

is the same meaning but uses botanical phrasing rather than a common name
kitambilla
vsDovyalis hebecarpa
  • Indian
9.9

A small spiny tree from India and Sri Lanka that has dark purple fruit with sweet tart pulp

is the same idea but written or referred to in different local terms
ketembilla
vsDovyalis hebecarpa
  • Indian
9.9

A small spiny shrub grown in India and Sri Lanka that produces maroon-purple fruit

is the same plant but emphasizes its shrubby tree form rather than a simple shrub
ketembilla tree
vsDovyalis hebecarpa
  • Indian
9.9

A small spiny shrub that makes sweet purple berries like gooseberries

is the same plant but focuses on overall fruit flavor rather than inner pulp
kitembilla
vsDovyalis hebecarpa
  • Indian
9.9

A small spiny shrub that grows in India and Sri Lanka and has dark purple fruit

is the same fruit but described by overall flavor and color terms instead

Surface Forms

Dovyalis hebecarpa singular
Dovyalis hebecarpas plural

Morphology

Dovyalis + hebecarpa

This is a taxonomic Latin binomial: 'Dovyalis' is a genus name and 'hebecarpa' is an opaque specific epithet (not glossed for learners). Even if a learner knows 'Dovyalis' as a plant genus, the species epithet does not transparently convey the tree's form, spines, or fruit qualities, so the overall meaning cannot be derived from the parts by a B1 learner.

Etymology

Dovyalis hebecarpa may come from old Greek parts hebe ('young') and carpa ('fruit'). The name likely points to the shrub's small, maroon, gooseberry-like fruit and helps you remember this spiny tree by its tart purple berries.