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kwai muk

kwai muk noun: a species of plant (Artocarpus parvus) endemic to South-East Asia and China.

kwai muk: a species of plant (Artocarpus parvus) endemic to South-East Asia and China
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Noun

kwai muk (plural kwai muks)

  1. a species of plant (Artocarpus parvus) endemic to South-East Asia and China
    • The Kwai muk is native to southern China, where it grows wild in Kwangtung Province, on Hainan Island, and in Hong Kong.2016 July 15, Rolf Blancke, Tropical Fruits and Other Edible Plants of the World: An Illustrated Guide, Cornell University Press, →ISBN, page 28
  2. the fruit of this plant

Forms of kwai muk

pluralkwai muks

Origin of kwai muk

Borrowed from Cantonese 桂木 (gwai3 muk6).

Questions about kwai muk

What does kwai muk mean?
Kwai muk means a species of plant (Artocarpus parvus) endemic to South-East Asia and China.
What part of speech is kwai muk?
Kwai muk is a noun.
What is the plural of kwai muk?
The plural of kwai muk is kwai muks.

Words near kwai muk in the dictionary

  1. kwaggas
  2. Kwagiulth
  3. Kwagu'ł
  4. kwai
  5. Kwai Chung
  6. kwai muk
  7. Kwai Tsing
  8. kwailo
  9. kwailos
  10. kwaito
  11. Kwaj

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