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bastard hogberry

bastard hogberry noun: margaritaria nobilis, a plant of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies, which bears fruit with a complex surface structure which causes it to appear bright iridescent blue, or green if wet.

bastard hogberry: margaritaria nobilis, a plant of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies, which...
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Noun

bastard hogberry (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Margaritaria nobilis, a plant of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies, which bears fruit with a complex surface structure which causes it to appear bright iridescent blue, or green if wet.

Questions about bastard hogberry

What does bastard hogberry mean?
Bastard hogberry means margaritaria nobilis, a plant of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies, which bears fruit with a complex surface structure which causes it to appear bright iridescent blue, or green if wet.
What part of speech is bastard hogberry?
Bastard hogberry is a noun.

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