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has gloss | (noun) West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango Grias cauliflora, anchovy pear, anchovy pear tree |
has gloss | eng: The anchovy pear (also called the river pear) is a fruit native to the West Indies and is often found near rivers or marshes in large colonies. It grows on the evergreen tree Grias cauliflora of the Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut) family. The edible nuts grow clumped together in large, round, woody and extremely hard seed pods the size of a large grapefruit. The meat of the seed (the “nut”) is very rich in oil and grows from 7 to 9 cm long and 2 to 4 cm in diameter. The tree has fragrant yellow flowers about 5 cm across and grows to a height of about 15 m (50 feet). The anchovy pear tree bears spear-shaped, glossy leaves produced in palm-like tufts that reach an average length of 90 cm. The edible, brown, berrylike fruits for which it is cultivated for pickling are not related to the common pear. The fruit has a taste similar to that of the mango. |
lexicalization | eng: anchovy pear tree |
lexicalization | eng: Anchovy Pear |
lexicalization | eng: Grias cauliflora |
subclass of | (noun) tree bearing edible fruit fruit tree |
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lexicalization | pam: Anchovy peras |
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has part | (noun) West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled river pear, anchovy pear |
member of | (noun) anchovy pear tree Grias, genus Grias |
similar | e/Anchovy pear |
similar | e/Grias cauliflora |
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