Jamaican cherry meaning

UK US /dʒəˈmeɪkən ˈtʃɛri/ 5 syllables

Jamaican cherry (noun): a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves.

Definition of Jamaican cherry

  1. a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves

    Synonyms: calabur tree, calabura, silk wood, silkwood, Muntingia calabura

    Type of: tree

How to pronounce Jamaican cherry

Jamaican cherry is pronounced /dʒəˈmeɪkən ˈtʃɛri/ in American English. It has 5 syllables.

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