What is "canistel"

canistel \canistel\ n.

1. a tropical tree of Florida and West Indies ( Pouteria campechiana nervosa) yielding edible fruit.

   Syn: canistel tree.

2. an ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies.

   Syn: eggfruit.

n. 1 A tropical tree, (taxlink Pouteria campechiana species noshow=1), from Central America and the Caribbean, that bears a sweet oval fruit. 2 The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.

1. n. tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit [syn: canistel tree, Pouteria campechiana nervosa]

2. ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies [syn: eggfruit]