pitangueira
pitangueira noun: a Suriname cherry tree, Eugenia uniflora, native to the east coast of South America.
Noun
pitangueira (plural pitangueiras)
- A Suriname cherry tree, Eugenia uniflora, native to the east coast of South America.
- The pitangueira, or pitangua tree, is very abundant; peaches are not met with.1821, James Henderson, A History of the Brazil, page 141
- In the distance, above the crotons, the branches of the mango, ficus, guava, and pitangueira trees in the garden, the sun was turning the sea as blinding white as a sheet of steel.1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 421
Forms of pitangueira
| plural | pitangueiras |
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Origin of pitangueira
From Portuguese pitangueira.
Questions about pitangueira
- What does pitangueira mean?
- Pitangueira means a Suriname cherry tree, Eugenia uniflora, native to the east coast of South America.
- What part of speech is pitangueira?
- Pitangueira is a noun.
- What is the plural of pitangueira?
- The plural of pitangueira is pitangueiras.
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