Definitions for rose-apple

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rose-apple rose apple

Rose-Apple is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 4 points.

You can make 480 anagrams from letters in rose-apple (-aeelopprs).

Definitions for rose-apple

noun

1. any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Syzygium, of the myrtle family, especially S. jambos, of the East Indies, having showy, greenish-white flowers and oval, yellowish fruit.
2. the fragrant fruit of any of these trees, used in making jellies and confections.

Origin of rose-apple

First recorded in 1620-30

Examples for rose-apple

The fruit is about an inch in diameter, eatable, and smelling like a rose, hence called "rose apple."

A precious gold from the Jambu river; others say, like rose apple in colour.