Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kei apple

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: kei ap-ple
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fruit of Dovyalis caffra, a tree native to southern Africa.

Etymology

Named after the Kei River in what is now the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Inflected Forms

Kei apples (plural)

Synonyms

kei apple bush dovyalis caffra

Questions

What does kei apple mean?: The fruit of Dovyalis caffra, a tree native to southern Africa.
Where does kei apple come from?: Named after the Kei River in what is now the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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