Caimito

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lucuma \Lu*cu"ma\, n. (Bot.)
     An American genus of sapotaceous trees bearing sweet and
     edible fruits.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: {Lucuma mammosum} is called natural marmalade in the


           West Indies; {Lucuma Caimito}, of Peru, furnishes a
           delicious fruit called {lucuma} and {caimito}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caimito
       n : evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having
           edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark
           green leaves with golden silky undersides [syn: {star
           apple}, {Chrysophyllum cainito}]