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grenadilla

grenadilla noun: african blackwood, a tree of species Dalbergia melanoxylon, found in Africa, valued for its timber. Also the alternative spelling of granadilla.

grenadilla: african blackwood, a tree of species Dalbergia melanoxylon, found in Africa, valued for its timber
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Noun

grenadilla (countable and uncountable, plural grenadillas)

  1. African blackwood, a tree of species Dalbergia melanoxylon, found in Africa, valued for its timber.
    • On these plains, too, you will find the bushy oleander, many varieties of Jerusalem thorn and African rose, the bright scarlet of the cordium, bowers of jessamine, vines of grenadilla, and the silver and silky leaves of the portlandia.1852, Mrs. David Osborne, The World of Waters
    Synonyms:
    mpingo
  2. The wood obtained from this plant, blackwood, which is particularly used for making musical instruments.

Also used as

grenadilla is also the alternative spelling of granadilla.

Synonyms of grenadilla

Forms of grenadilla

pluralgrenadillas

Questions about grenadilla

What does grenadilla mean?
Grenadilla means african blackwood, a tree of species Dalbergia melanoxylon, found in Africa, valued for its timber.
What part of speech is grenadilla?
Grenadilla is a noun.
What is the plural of grenadilla?
The plural of grenadilla is grenadillas.

Words near grenadilla in the dictionary

  1. grenades
  2. Grenadian
  3. Grenadians
  4. grenadier
  5. grenadiers
  6. grenadilla
  7. grenadillas
  8. grenadillo
  9. grenadin
  10. grenadine
  11. grenadines

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