noun
genipap
Genipap (noun) means a tree, Genipa americana, that grows naturally in North and South America.
noun
1
A tree, Genipa americana, that grows naturally in North and South America.
"Genipap is wild and cultivated in many parts of the Amazon, especially on floodplains, from the river's mouth to the Andean foothills in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia."
— Nigel Smith, Amazon Fruits: An Ethnobotanical Journey (2023)
2
The oval fruit of this tree, about the size of a small orange, pale green in colour, with dark purple juice that has traditionally served as a dye.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jenipapo, from Old Tupi îanypaba. The Tupi meaning of the word is variously given as yandi-pawa or yandi-pab (“fruit for painting”), yandi-ibá-pab (“fruit of the extremities for painting”), and without citation or explanation, “breast of an old woman”.
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What is the meaning of genipap?
"genipap" (noun) means a tree, Genipa americana, that grows naturally in North and South America.
What are the different meanings of genipap?
"genipap" has 2 main meanings: 1. A tree, Genipa americana, that grows naturally in North and South America; 2. The oval fruit of this tree, about the size of a small orange, pale green in colour, with dark purple juice that has traditionally served as a dye.
