Dovyalis hebecarpa

Definitions of Dovyalis hebecarpa
  1. noun
    a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India
    synonyms: Ceylon gooseberry, ketembilla, ketembilla tree, kitambilla, kitembilla
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    type of:
    tree
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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