rose apple

rose apple

n.1. A tropical evergreen tree (Syzygium jambos) of Southeast Asia, widely cultivated for its showy white flowers and fragrant yellowish fruits, used to make jellies and confections.2. The fruit of this plant.

rose apple

n (Plants) an ornamental myrtaceous tree, Syzygium jambos, of the East Indies, cultivated in the tropics for its edible fruit

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rose apple - tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruitEugenia jambos, jambosa, rose-apple treerose apple - fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confectionsEugenia, genus Eugenia - tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard woodfruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
	2.	rose apple - fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confectionsedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshEugenia jambos, jambosa, rose apple, rose-apple tree - tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit