"elephant apple" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: elephant apples [plural]
Etymology: Compound of elephant + apple. Limonia acidissima: due to the skin of the fruit being akin to the skin of elephants. Etymology templates: {{com|en|elephant|apple}} elephant + apple, {{taxlink|Limonia acidissima|species}} Limonia acidissima Head templates: {{en-noun}} elephant apple (plural elephant apples)
  1. The fruit of several tropical Asian trees:
    species of Dillenia, especially
    otenga (Dillenia indica)
    Categories (lifeform): Citrus subfamily plants, Dillenia family plants, Fruits, Trees
    Sense id: en-elephant_apple-en-noun-OlW95IWQ Disambiguation of Citrus subfamily plants: 28 28 16 28 Disambiguation of Dillenia family plants: 44 44 2 10 Disambiguation of Fruits: 30 30 16 25 Disambiguation of Trees: 28 28 18 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 43 2 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 36 3 17 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 39 39 3 18
  2. The fruit of several tropical Asian trees:
    species of Dillenia, especially
    katmon (Dillenia philippinensis)
    Categories (lifeform): Citrus subfamily plants, Dillenia family plants, Fruits, Trees
    Sense id: en-elephant_apple-en-noun-k-BTQO8J Disambiguation of Citrus subfamily plants: 28 28 16 28 Disambiguation of Dillenia family plants: 44 44 2 10 Disambiguation of Fruits: 30 30 16 25 Disambiguation of Trees: 28 28 18 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 43 2 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 36 3 17 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 39 39 3 18
  3. The fruit of several tropical Asian trees:
    wood apple, a citrus relative (Limonia acidissima)
    Categories (lifeform): Citrus subfamily plants, Fruits, Trees
    Sense id: en-elephant_apple-en-noun-jEG6Vu1c Disambiguation of Citrus subfamily plants: 28 28 16 28 Disambiguation of Fruits: 30 30 16 25 Disambiguation of Trees: 28 28 18 27
  4. The fruit of several tropical Asian trees:
    bael, another citrus relative (Aegle marmelos)
    Categories (lifeform): Citrus subfamily plants, Fruits, Trees
    Sense id: en-elephant_apple-en-noun-6SNtHd~h Disambiguation of Citrus subfamily plants: 28 28 16 28 Disambiguation of Fruits: 30 30 16 25 Disambiguation of Trees: 28 28 18 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 43 2 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 36 3 17 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 39 39 3 18

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