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snake fruit

snake fruit noun: a tropical fruit produced by the palm species Salacca zalacca, native to Indonesia, characterized by its reddish-brown, scale-like rind.

snake fruit: a tropical fruit produced by the palm species Salacca zalacca, native to Indonesia, characterized...
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Noun

snake fruit (usually uncountable, plural snake fruits)

  1. (usually) A tropical fruit produced by the palm species Salacca zalacca, native to Indonesia, characterized by its reddish-brown, scale-like rind.
    Synonyms:
    salak

snake fruit meaning in Tamil

snake fruit in Tamil

குளங்கி

Synonyms of snake fruit

Forms of snake fruit

pluralsnake fruits

Origin of snake fruit

So named for its reddish-brown, scaly exterior, which resembles the skin of a snake.

Questions about snake fruit

What does snake fruit mean?
Snake fruit means a tropical fruit produced by the palm species Salacca zalacca, native to Indonesia, characterized by its reddish-brown, scale-like rind.
What is snake fruit in Tamil?
Snake fruit in Tamil is குளங்கி. See Snake fruit meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is snake fruit?
Snake fruit is a noun.
What is the plural of snake fruit?
The plural of snake fruit is snake fruits.

Words near snake fruit in the dictionary

  1. snake feeder
  2. snake feeders
  3. snake fence
  4. snake fences
  5. snake fright
  6. snake fruit
  7. snake fruits
  8. snake game
  9. snake gourd
  10. snake gourds
  11. snake gun

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