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poroporo

poroporo

9.9
A small Australian plant with purple flowers and yellow edible berries
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : poroporo
  • Some gardeners cultivate poroporo for its ornamental value and edible fruits.

Examples

  • The poroporo plant thrives in sunny conditions.

  • The poroporo produces attractive purple flowers followed by yellow berries.

  • Aboriginal Australians have used the fruit of the poroporo in traditional cuisine.

  • Many gardeners love the vibrant poroporo flowers.

  • The gardener planted poroporo for its vibrant purple flowers and delicious yellow fruit.

  • In spring, poroporo blooms beautifully, attracting bees and butterflies.

  • They enjoyed a fruit salad made with freshly picked poroporo from their garden.

Synonyms

Solanum aviculare
vsporoporo
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrub from Australia with purple flowers and yellow egg-shaped fruit people can eat

is a general annual grown sometimes for similar flowers and fruit
kangaroo apple
vsporoporo
  • Australian
9.9

A small Australian plant with purple flowers and yellow, egg-shaped fruit

is the same annual but described by flower arrangement rather than species name

Surface Forms

poroporo singular
poroporos plural

Etymology

Poroporo comes from Māori, where it was the name for a 'small bush' with purple flowers and yellow, egg-shaped berries. That's why in English poroporo means the plant known for its purple flowers and edible yellow fruit.