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ge•nip  (gə nip′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant BiologyAlso, ginep. a genipap.
  2. Plant Biologya tropical American tree, Melicoccus bijugatus, of the soapberry family, bearing a yellow, sweet, edible fruit.
  3. Plant Biologythe fruit itself. Also called Spanish lime (for defs. 2, 3).
  • shortened form of genipap 1750–60

'genip' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Spanish lime - ginep - mamoncillo

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