Small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States

• Grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches
• Tough-skinned purple grape-like tropical fruit grown in Brazil

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
jaboticaba \jaboticaba\ n. A small evergreen tropical tree ( Myrciaria cauliflora ) native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern U. S.; it is grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, (taxlink Myrciaria cauliflora species noshow=1), a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. 2 Its fruit, purplish-black with a white pulp, which can be eaten raw or used in jelly and drinks.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches [syn: jaboticaba tree , Myrciaria cauliflora ...