Melicocca bijugatus
- noun
- Specialized
:
mamoncillo
- The fruit of the Melicocca bijugatus is popular as a snack in many Caribbean countries.
Examples
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Local markets often sell bunches of Melicocca bijugatus when the fruit is in season.
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Children climbed the tree to pick the ripest Melicocca bijugatus from its branches.
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The Melicocca bijugatus tree is native to tropical America.
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Have you ever tasted Melicocca bijugatus?
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Local markets often sell bunches of Melicocca bijugatus when the fruit is in season.
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Children climbed the tree to pick the ripest Melicocca bijugatus from its branches.
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The fruit of the Melicocca bijugatus is popular as a snack in many Caribbean countries.
Synonyms
A small tropical tree that has sweet, juicy fruit with green skin
A tropical American tree that has small sweet green fruits
A tropical tree that has small green fruits with sweet juicy pulp
A tropical tree that grows small round fruits with green skin and sweet, juicy flesh
A tropical tree that produces small green fruits with sweet, juicy flesh
A tropical American tree that bears small sweet juicy fruits with green skin
A tropical tree that makes small sweet fruits with thick green skin and juicy pulp
Surface Forms
Morphology
Melicocca + bijugatus
This is a Latin binomial (scientific species name) rather than a compositional English phrase; the second element 'bijugatus' is not a common English word and is missing from the dictionary entry, so a B1 learner knowing the listed constituents would not be able to derive the botanical meaning. Scientific names are lexicalized labels for species and do not follow productive English composition patterns, making the overall meaning unpredictable from the parts.
Etymology
Melicocca bijugatus may come from old words: meli meaning 'honey' and cocca meaning 'berry', with bijugatus meaning 'two pairs'. People used these words because the fruit is very sweet like 'honey' and the tree often has leaves in two small pairs, so the name fits the sweet fruit and the leaf shape.
