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UK
/dʒˈɛnɪp/
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NOUN
- tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp
- round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes
How To Use genip In A Sentence
- She touched the buckle of his belt, examining its design with her tin genip It was cool to the touch. Wyoming Territory
- Consequently, the degrade soil now supports exotic species such as 'coco plum' Chrysobalanus icaco, lemon grass Cymbopogon citratus and calice du pape Tabebuia pallida, along with the endemic Dillenia ferruginea (R), Paragenipa lancifolia, Memecyclon elaeagni, Syzygium wrightii, Pandanus multispicatus and Deckenia nobilis, as well as Intsia bijuga and Canthium bibracteatum. Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, Seychelles
- Some that may be new to you and worth trying are genip, soursop, sugar apple, figs, tamarind and sea grapes.
- The marks on their bodies were of a different, dark juice, genipap, which was used to create the most intricate of geometrical designs; a form of decoration that tended to distract the eye from the otherwise total nakedness of the Xara females. River Of Desire
- The Turks & Caicos National Museum was originally called Guinep House after the large genipap tree in the front yard.
- Almost a hundred years later, the ingazeiros, the genipap trees and the trees of noble wood seen during the expeditions of the geographical commission have disappeared.
- -- This belongs to the cinchona family, and produces the fruit called genipap or marmalade box. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
- Genipa americana, Lemaireocereus griseus, Pristimera vernicosa, Ruperchtia ramiflora The Park has isolated populations of caiman (Caiman crocodylus), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), margay (Leopardus wiedii), and primates of the genus Alouatta. Guajira-Barranquilla xeric scrub
- Certain tropical fruit trees produce perfect flowers with male and female sexual parts (guavas and passion fruits) while other types have trees of separate sexes (genips and date palms).
- I look for the sky but it is hidden from the eye by the Spanish oaks, genipas, and the giant mountain immortelles arching over the bayrum and coral trees and the pink cedars, that in turn hang over the wild birchberry and guava trees.