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tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp

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  1. n. tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp
  2. n. round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes
  3. 1. Any tree or shrub of the genus Genipa. 2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree Melicocca bijuga, which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees Exothea paniculata and E. trifoliata.