| 释义 |
ca·pu·lin
\|käpə|lēn\ noun
also ca·pu·li \-lē\; or ca·po·lin \-pə|lēn\
(-s)
Etymology: American Spanish capulín, capulí, from Nahuatl capulin
1. : a Mexican tree (Prunus capuli) that is sometimes considered to be a form of black cherry (P. serotina) and that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour
2. : a tropical American tree (Trema micrantha) the bark of which yields a strong fiber
3. : a ground cherry (Physalis pubescens)
4. : a Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye
5. : calabur tree |