Capulin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Capulin is a noun meaning A tropical American tree (Trema micrantha), the bark of which yields a strong fiber.
Meaning
A tropical American tree (Trema micrantha), the bark of which yields a strong fiber.
More Meanings
- A groundcherry (any of most species of Physalis).
- A Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
- A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura, sole species of Muntingia).
- The Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
Word Forms
- capulins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include groundcherry, morello, cornel, plum, prunasin, caperberry.
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