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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
sea apple en · NOUN
Meanings
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A round, colourful sea cucumber of the genera Paracucumaria and Paracolochirus, found primarily in Indo-Pacific waters.
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(obsolete) A sea urchin.
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The fruit of a West Indian palm (Manicaria plukenetii ⇒ ) Manicaria saccifera, often found floating in the sea.
Sea-apple: Manicaria Pluketielii.
1864, August Grisebach, Flora of the British West Indian Islands:
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A troolie palm; any member of the species Syzygium grande of trees, that can reach 30 m, found along the coastal mountains of Southeast Asia or its fruit.
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