Definition & Meaning | English word JACKALBERRY
JACKALBERRY
Definitions of JACKALBERRY
- Diospyros mespiliformis, a large dioecious evergreen tree found mostly in the savannas of Africa.
- Its edible fruit, having a lemon-like taste and chalky consistency.
Number of letters
11
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using JACKALBERRY in a Sentence
- Large termite mounds in the forests host particular evergreen flora, notably the candelabra tree (Euphorbia ingens), and the jackalberry (Diospyros mespiliformis).
- The Ovambo people call the fruit of the jackalberry eenyandi and use it to distill ombike, their traditional liquor.
- Typical trees include Zambezi teak (Baikiaea plurijuga), wild seringa (Burkea africana), African teak (Pterocarpus angolensis), manketti (Schinziophyton rautanenii), false mopane (Guibourtia coleosperma), camelthorn tree (Acacia erioloba), jackalberry (Diospyros mespiliformis) and makalani palm (Hyphaene petersiana).
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