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carissa

carissa noun: any plant of the genus Carissa.

carissa: any plant of the genus Carissa
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Noun

carissa (plural carissas)

  1. Any plant of the genus Carissa.

Proper noun capitalized: Carissa

Carissa

  1. A female given name.
    • Carissa gave him a sideways glance and smiled ruefully.2009, Ethan Fowler, Mardene Fowler, Brushed Back: The Story of Trevor Bullock, page 94
    • “Wow,” said Carissa. “I guess activism runs in the family.”2013, Matt Weber, Reverie Syndrome

Forms of carissa

pluralcarissas

Words formed from carissa

Phrases with carissa

Questions about carissa

What does carissa mean?
Carissa means any plant of the genus Carissa.
What part of speech is carissa?
Carissa can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of carissa?
The plural of carissa is carissas.

Words near carissa in the dictionary

  1. Carisbrook
  2. Carisbrooke
  3. Carises
  4. cariso
  5. carisoprodol
  6. carissa
  7. carissa plum
  8. carissa plums
  9. carissas
  10. carissin
  11. Caristia

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