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melinjo

melinjo noun: an evergreen tree, Gnetum gnemon, native to Indonesia and widely used in local cuisine.

Noun

melinjo

  1. An evergreen tree, Gnetum gnemon, native to Indonesia and widely used in local cuisine.
    • According to history, the melinjo is a native of the Malay Peninsula from where it later spread to Assam in India and to Fiji.1995, Othman Yaacob, Suranant Subhadrabandhu, The Production of Economic Fruits in South-East Asia, page 237
    • A native of Southeast Asia, the melinjo tree is found wild in the forests and is also cultivated in some areas.2003, Wendy Hutton, Handy Pocket Guide to Asian Herbs & Spices, page 15

Questions about melinjo

What does melinjo mean?
Melinjo means an evergreen tree, Gnetum gnemon, native to Indonesia and widely used in local cuisine.
What part of speech is melinjo?
Melinjo is a noun.

Words near melinjo in the dictionary

  1. Melinești
  2. Melinga
  3. melinite
  4. melinites
  5. melinitic
  6. melinjo
  7. Melinoe
  8. Melinoë
  9. Melins
  10. meliodosis
  11. melioidosis

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