"genipap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: genipaps [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jenipapo, from Old Tupi îanypaba. The Tupi meaning of the word is variously given as yandi-pawa or yandi-pab (“fruit for painting”), yandi-ibá-pab (“fruit of the extremities for painting”), and without citation or explanation, “breast of an old woman”. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pt-BR|jenipapo}} Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jenipapo, {{der|en|tpw|îanypaba}} Old Tupi îanypaba Head templates: {{en-noun}} genipap (plural genipaps)
  1. The North and South American tree Genipa americana of the family Rubiaceae. Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Madder family plants Translations (Translations): jenipapo (Portuguese), huito [masculine] (Spanish), ñandipá [masculine] (Spanish), jagua [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-genipap-en-noun-PaHkvRlM Disambiguation of Fruits: 82 18 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 73 27
  2. The fruit of this tree, oval in shape, as a large as a small orange, of a pale greenish color, and with dark purple juice, traditionally used as a colorant. Synonyms: genip
    Sense id: en-genipap-en-noun-p9-LjyC3

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Alternative forms

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