Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GENIP; GENIP TREE
GENIP; GENIP TREE Gen "ip, n., or Genip tree.
1. Any tree or shrub of the genus Genipa.
2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree Melicocca bijuga, which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees Exothea paniculata and E. trifoliata.
GENIPAP
GENIPAP Gen "i *pap, n. (Bot. )
Defn: The edible fruit of a West Indian tree (Genipa Americana ) of the order Rubiaceæ. It is oval in shape, as a large as a small orange, of a pale greenish color, and with dark purple juice.
New American Oxford Dictionary
genip
ge nip |gəˈnip ɡəˈnɪp | ▶noun 1 the edible fruit of a tropical American tree. 2 (also genipap tree |ˈjenəˌpap |) either of two tropical American trees that yield this fruit. [● (also guinep |giˈnep |) a large spreading tree (Melicoccus bijugatus, family Sapindaceae ). ● another term for genipapo . ] ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from American Spanish quenepo ‘guinep tree, ’ quenepa, denoting the fruit.
genipapo
gen i pa po |ˌjenəˈpapō ˌʤɛnəˈpæpoʊ |(also genipap tree |ˈjenəˌpap |) ▶noun ( pl. genipapos ) a tropical American tree of the bedstraw family that yields useful timber. Its fruit has a jellylike pulp that is used for flavoring drinks and to make a black dye. Also called genip. [Genipa americana, family Rubiaceae. ] • a drink, flavoring, or dye made from this fruit. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Portuguese jenipapo, from Tupi.
Oxford Dictionary
genip
genip |gɛˈnɪp | ▶noun 1 the edible fruit of a tropical American tree. 2 (also genipap tree ) either of two tropical American trees which yield genips: ● (also guinep ) a large spreading tree (Melicoccus bijugatus, family Sapindaceae ). ● another term for genipapo . ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from American Spanish quenepo ‘guinep tree ’, quenepa, denoting the fruit.
genipapo
genipapo |ˌdʒɛnɪˈpapəʊ |(also genipap |ˈdʒɛnɪpap |) ▶noun ( pl. genipapos ) a tropical American tree whose fruit has a jelly-like pulp which is used for flavouring drinks and to make a black dye. Also called genip. ●Genipa americana, family Rubiaceae. • [ mass noun ] a drink, flavouring, or dye made from the fruit of the genipapo. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Portuguese jenipapo, from Tupi.
Spanish Dictionary
genipa
genipa nombre femenino Árbol de América tropical de la familia de las rubiáceas, de unos 15 m de altura, hojas de color verde oscuro y fruto parecido a la lima con pulpa blanquecina agridulce :con la pulpa de la genipa se preparan bebidas refrescantes .
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