caimito

2 definitions found

caimito - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lucuma \Lu*cu"ma\, n. (Bot.)
     An American genus of sapotaceous trees bearing sweet and
     edible fruits.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Lucuma mammosum is called natural marmalade in the
           West Indies; Lucuma Caimito, of Peru, furnishes a
           delicious fruit called lucuma and caimito.
           [1913 Webster]

caimito - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  caimito
      n 1: evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having
           edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark
           green leaves with golden silky undersides [syn: star apple
           , caimito, Chrysophyllum cainito]