"grenadilla" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: grenadillas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} grenadilla (countable and uncountable, plural grenadillas)
  1. African blackwood, a tree of species Dalbergia melanoxylon, found in Africa, valued for its timber. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dalbergieae tribe plants
    Sense id: en-grenadilla-en-noun-wRown9vp Disambiguation of Dalbergieae tribe plants: 59 36 5
  2. The wood obtained from this plant, blackwood, which is particularly used for making musical instruments. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-grenadilla-en-noun-vCzBxmCY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 65 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 63 7
  3. Alternative form of granadilla Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: granadilla
    Sense id: en-grenadilla-en-noun-cO8v~z5-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mpingo

Inflected forms

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