What is "carissa"

carissa \carissa\ n. a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits.

n. a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits

Carissa is a genus of shrubs or small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and Asia. Until recently about 100 species were listed, but most of them have been relegated to the status of synonyms or assigned to other genera, such as Acokanthera.

• Carissa (name), a name of Greek origin given to girls
• Carissa, a genus of shrubs
• Carissa (Spain), an ancient town in Spain
• Carissa (Galatia), an ancient town in Galatia, Turkey
• Carissa, moth genus in the family Noctuidae
• New Carissa, a merchant ship which foundered in 1999
• The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Carissa.
• "Carissa", a song by Sun Kil Moon from Benji (2014)

Carisa or Carissa ( Greek: , Ptol. ii. 4, § 13) was an ancient city of the Turdetani in Hispania Baetica, in the conventus of Gades, having the civitas Latina. Several of its coins are extant. Pliny refers to the city as Carissa cognomine Aurelia. The city is usually associated, due to inscriptions, with Carixa, near Bornos, in the Province of Cadiz.

Carissa was an ancient town of the Trocmi in Galatia, Anatolia, located between Etonea and Amasya.

Carissa (Greek: Καρισσα, also transliterated as Charissa or Karissa) is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning "very dear" or "beloved". Charissa is also known for being close to perfection. Related names in other languages include Cara (Irish, Italian), Carys (Welsh), Cherie (French and English), and Cheryl (English).

Carissa is the name of a botanical genus of warm-weather plants.