Definition of Kitembilla
1. Noun. A small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India.
Terms within: Ketembilla, Kitambilla
Group relationships: Dovyalis, Genus Dovyalis
Generic synonyms: Tree
2. Noun. Maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves.
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit
Group relationships: Ceylon Gooseberry, Dovyalis Hebecarpa, Ketembilla, Ketembilla Tree, Kitambilla
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Kitembilla
Literary usage of Kitembilla
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1. Circular by Puerto Rico Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (Mayaguez) (1918)
"30, 0) Flacourtiaceae The kitembilla is a native of Ceylon. It is occasionally cultivated in other tropical regions primarily for its fruit which is high in ..."