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capulin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-pulin
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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).

Etymology

From Spanish capulín, from Classical Nahuatl capolin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: capulín, capolin

Inflected Forms

capulins (plural)

Synonyms

mexican black cherry capulin tree prunus capuli

Questions

What does capulin mean?
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.
Where does capulin come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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