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capulin

capulin noun: the Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.

Noun

capulin (plural capulins)

  1. The Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
  2. A tropical American tree (Trema micrantha), the bark of which yields a strong fiber
  3. A groundcherry (any of most species of Physalis).
  4. A Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
  5. A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura, sole species of Muntingia).

Forms of capulin

pluralcapulins

Origin of capulin

From Spanish capulín, from Classical Nahuatl capolin.

Questions about capulin

What does capulin mean?
Capulin means the Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
What part of speech is capulin?
Capulin is a noun.
What is the plural of capulin?
The plural of capulin is capulins.

Words near capulin in the dictionary

  1. capulets
  2. Capulhan
  3. capuliato
  4. capulid
  5. capulids
  6. capulin
  7. capulins
  8. Capulong
  9. Capulongs
  10. capuls
  11. capuramycin

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