imbe
imbe noun: the originally African tree Garcinia livingstonei.
Noun
imbe (plural imbes)
- The originally African tree Garcinia livingstonei.
- The danealan, G. subelliptica, is a 30- to 40-foot tree of the eastern coast of Luzon. [...] The imbe has fruited in southern Florida, but probably it is too exacting in its ecological requirements for general cultivation.1928, Otis Warren Barrett, The Tropical Crops
- Garcinia livingstonei T. Anders., The Imbe, Guttiferae.
- The Imbe has proved quite hardy and successful on the sandy and limestone rock soils of Southern Florida. The fruit obtained [...]1944, John MacLaren Waterston, Fruit Culture in Bermuda ...
Examples of imbe in a sentence
- Figure 46. - The imbe, Garcinia livingstonei.1960, William Crawford Kennard, H. F. Winters, Some Fruits and Nuts for the Tropics, page 67:
- Trees grow slowly and this makes them ideal for pot culture; in fact, many people grow imbe as a container tropical fruit for small landscapes.1993, Tropical Fruit News, page 102:
- Africa's best-known mangosteen relative is the imbe, a tree whose soft and colorful fruits brighten up markets ….2008, National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III...
Forms of imbe
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Questions about imbe
- What does imbe mean?
- Imbe means the originally African tree Garcinia livingstonei.
- How do you use imbe in a sentence?
- Figure 46. - The imbe, Garcinia livingstonei.
- What part of speech is imbe?
- Imbe is a noun.
- What is the plural of imbe?
- The plural of imbe is imbes.
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