capulin
noun
Forms capulins
- noun The Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
- noun A tropical American tree (Trema micrantha), the bark of which yields a strong fiber
- noun A groundcherry (any of most species of Physalis).
- noun A Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
- noun A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura, sole species of Muntingia).
Synonyms
Etymology
From Spanish capulín, from Classical Nahuatl capolin.
Webster’s 1913
Etymology [Sp. capuli.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “capulin”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details