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ooftboom

Definitions of ooftboom
  1. noun
    tree bearing edible fruit
    synonyms: fruitboom, vruchtboom
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    types:
    avocado, avocadopeer
    tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
    doerian
    tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
    olijfboom, vredesboom
    a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit
    granaatappelboom, granaatboom
    shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
    mangis, mangistan, mango(e)stan, mangostan
    East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit
    moerbei, moerbes
    any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
    kwee, kweeappel
    small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
    appel, appelaar, appelboom
    any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits
    pruimeboom, pruimelaar, pruimenboom
    any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
    kers, kerseboom, kerselaar, kersenboom
    any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
    perzik
    cultivated in temperate regions
    nectarine, perzikpruim
    variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh
    pereboom, perelaar, perenboom
    Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
    citrusfruit
    any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
    lychee
    Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium
    mango
    large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
    persimoen
    any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
    sterappel
    evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides
    olijvehout, olijvenhout
    evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
    amandel
    small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
    sinaasappel
    any citrus tree bearing oranges
    cederappel, sukade
    thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
    grapefruit, pompelmoes
    citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp
    ugli
    hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
    citroen
    a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit
    kumquat
    any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
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